clairvoyant

clairvoyant

English

WOTD – 18 March 2009

Etymology

From French clairvoyant, from clair (“clear”) + voyant (“seeing”), present participle of voir (“see”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌklɛəˈvɔɪ.ənt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌklɛɹˈvɔɪ.ənt/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ənt

Adjective

clairvoyant (comparative more clairvoyant, superlative most clairvoyant)

1. Of or relating to clairvoyance.
2. Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
3. Able to foresee the future.
4. (computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.

Derived terms

• clairvoyantly
• nonclairvoyant
• semiclairvoyant

Related terms

• clairvoyance
• clairvoyancy
• clairvoyee

Translations

of, or relating to clairvoyance

Bulgarian: ясновидски (jasnovidski) Czech: jasnovidecký (cs) Finnish: selvänäköinen Galician: clarividente m or f, vidente m or f German: hellseherisch Indonesian: waskita (id) Italian: chiaroveggenza (it) f, chiaroveggente (it) Macedonian: видовит m (vidovit) Portuguese: clarividente (pt) Russian: яснови́дческий (ru) (jasnovídčeskij) Spanish: clarividente (es), vidente (es) Swedish: klärvoajant (sv) Ukrainian: ясновидчий (uk) m (jasnovydčyj)

able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses

Bulgarian: проницателен (bg) (pronicatelen) Czech: jasnovidný Danish: clairvoyant, synsk Dutch: paragnost (nl) m, helderziende (nl) Finnish: selvänäköinen Galician: clarividente m or f German: hellseherisch Italian: prognostico (it) m, pronostico (it) m, sensitivo (it) m Macedonian: видовит m (vidovit) Maori: matakite Portuguese: clarividente (pt) Russian: яснови́дящий (ru) (jasnovídjaščij) Spanish: clarividente (es) Swedish: klärvoajant (sv), synsk (sv)

able to foresee the future

Czech: jasnozřivý Danish: clairvoyant, synsk Dutch: paragnost (nl) m, helderziende (nl) Finnish: selvänäköinen Galician: clarividente m or f, vidente m or f Georgian: ნათელმხილველი (natelmxilveli), შორისმჭვრეტელი (šorismč̣vreṭeli), ნათელმჭვრეტი (natelmč̣vreṭi) German: hellseherisch, präkognitiv Icelandic: skyggn Macedonian: видовит m (vidovit) Portuguese: clarividente (pt) Russian: яснови́дящий (ru) (jasnovídjaščij) Spanish: clarividente (es) m or f, vidente (es) m or f, adivino (es) m, adivina (es) f Swedish: klärvoajant (sv), synsk (sv) Ukrainian: ясновидячий (uk) m (jasnovydjačyj)

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Italian: (please verify) chiaroveggente (it) m or f

Noun

clairvoyant (plural clairvoyants)

1. A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
2. A person able to foresee the future

Synonyms

• (person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses): medium, mystic, seer
• (person able to foresee the future): fortune teller

Derived terms

• clairvoyante

Translations

person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses

Bulgarian: ясновидец m (jasnovidec) Czech: jasnovidec (cs) m Finnish: selvänäkijä (fi) French: voyant (fr) m German: Hellseher (de) m, Hellseherin (de) f Italian: chiaroveggente (it) m or f, sensitivo (it) m Macedonian: јаснови́дец m (jasnovídec), јаснови́тка f (jasnovítka) Maori: matakite Polish: jasnowidz (pl) m Portuguese: clarividente (pt) m or f, vidente (pt) m or f Russian: яснови́дец (ru) m (jasnovídec), яснови́дица (ru) f (jasnovídica) Serbo-Croatian: јасновидац m, jasnovidac (sh) m Swedish: klärvoajant (sv) Ukrainian: яснови́дець (uk) m (jasnovýdecʹ), яснови́диця (uk) f (jasnovýdycja)

person able to foresee the future

Bulgarian: ясновидец m (jasnovidec) Czech: jasnovidec (cs) m Finnish: ennustaja (fi), selvänäkijä (fi) French: devin (fr) m German: Hellseher (de) m, Hellseherin (de) f, Weissager m, Weissagerin f, Wahrsager (de) m, Wahrsagerin (de) f, Seher (de) m, Seherin (de) f Italian: oracolo (it) m Macedonian: јаснови́дец m (jasnovídec), јаснови́тка m or f (jasnovítka) Polish: jasnowidz (pl) m Portuguese: clarividente (pt) m or f, vidente (pt) m or f, adivinho (pt) m Russian: яснови́дец (ru) m (jasnovídec), яснови́дица (ru) f (jasnovídica) Serbo-Croatian: јасновидац m, jasnovidac (sh) m Swedish: klärvoajant (sv) Ukrainian: яснови́дець (uk) m (jasnovýdecʹ), яснови́диця (uk) f (jasnovýdycja)

Anagrams

• covariantly

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛʁ.vwa.jɑ̃/

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Adjective

clairvoyant (feminine clairvoyante, masculine plural clairvoyants, feminine plural clairvoyantes)

1. clairvoyant

Further reading

• “clairvoyant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.