Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The power to see or perceive things, objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.

    Hellsehen, Hellseherei

    яснови́дениеjasnovídenije

    яснови́дінняjasnovýdinnja

    apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

  2. (uncountable, usually)Acute intuitive insight or perceptiveness; sagacity.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Tom claims he has clairvoyance.

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  2. We were amazed at Tom's clairvoyance.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses:
Русский
By meaning 1
the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses:

Origin

Borrowed from French clairvoyance.

Borrowed from French clairvoyance.

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Forms

plural: clairvoyances
Singularclairvoyance

uncountable

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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