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clairvoyance

[ klair-voi-uhns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the supernatural power of seeing objects or actions removed in space or time from natural viewing. Compare clairaudience, clairsentience.
quick, intuitive knowledge of things and people; sagacity.
Synonyms: vision, discernment, penetration, intuition

clairvoyance

/ klɛəˈvɔɪəns /

See extrasensory perception
the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses See also extrasensory perception
keen intuitive understanding

First recorded in 1840–50; from French, equivalent to clairvoy(ant) clairvoyant + -ance -ance

C19: from French: clear-seeing, from clair clear, from Latin clārus + voyance, from voir to see, from Latin vidēre

How does clairvoyance compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

Using her clairvoyance to develop a casual pickup line is just one of her freaky metaphysical powers.

The Queen was so impressed that she had a watch inscribed to Miss Eagle for ‘meritorious and extraordinary clairvoyance.’

It combined the rambling, torturous pace of J. Edgar, the oddball clairvoyance of Hereafter, and … that line from Dirty Harry.

The limit to this we do not know, but it is not unlikely that clairvoyance or second sight is based upon it.

Another curious instance of clairvoyance came to the knowledge of the writer in the same village.

That which goes by the names of clairvoyance and spiritualism is based solely upon an unreasoning credulity.

After a time clairvoyance was replaced by spiritualism, and I was again challenged to test the virtue of mediums.

As a test of Sibyl's clairvoyance, this was not very satisfactory.

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