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Dictionary: clair·voy·ant   (klâr-voi'ənt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to clairvoyance.
  2. Having the supposed power to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the senses.
n.
A person, such as a medium, possessing the supposed power of clairvoyance.

[French : clair, clear (from Latin clārus) + voyant, present participle of voir, to see (from Latin vidēre).]


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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron, namely, that he is a blockhead.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A person who has the power to see or know things that are not present to the senses.

pronunciation The clairvoyant predicted they would have a child in the next year.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who has the power of clairvoyance


The adjective clairvoyant has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses

Meaning #2: foreseeing the future
  Synonyms: precognitive, second-sighted


 
 

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