Clairvoyance: meaning, definitions and examples

Usually used in contexts where someone is believed to have the ability to see or sense things that are not visible or discernible to others, often connected with the supernatural.

• The fortune teller claimed to have clairvoyance and could see into our future

Typically used in contexts referring to the ability to see or predict future events, often associated with dreams or visions.

• He had a dream about the accident before it happened, which he believed was precognition

Often used in scientific or pseudoscientific discussions when referring to the perception of information without the involvement of known sensory processes.

• The study aimed to test whether extrasensory perception is a legitimate phenomenon

Commonly used in everyday language to describe a natural ability to understand or know something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.

• She had a strong intuition that her friend was in trouble