clairvoyance
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French clairvoyance.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /klɛɹˈvɔɪəns/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /klɛəˈvɔɪəns/
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Noun
clairvoyance (usually uncountable, plural clairvoyances)
- (parapsychology) The power to see the future.
Hyponyms
- clairaudience
- metagnomy
- precognition
- psychometry
- second sight
Related terms
- clairvoyant
Translations
the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
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See also
- claircognizance
- clairsentience
Anagrams
- ovarian cycle
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klɛʁ.vwa.jɑ̃s/
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
Noun
clairvoyance f (plural clairvoyances)
- clairvoyance
Further reading
- “clairvoyance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.