Clairvoyant: meaning, definitions and examples

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clairvoyant

 

[ klษ›หหˆvษ”ษชษ™nt ]

Context #1

fortune telling

A clairvoyant is a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

Synonyms

medium, psychic, seer

Examples of usage

  • The clairvoyant predicted that I would meet someone special at the party.
  • She visited the clairvoyant to learn about her future career prospects.
Context #2

describing abilities

Having or exhibiting an ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

Synonyms

intuitive, prescient, prophetic

Examples of usage

  • He has always had a clairvoyant ability to predict the outcome of sports matches.
  • The artist's work seemed almost clairvoyant, as if she could see into the souls of her subjects.

Translations

Translations of the word "clairvoyant" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น clarividente

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคคเฅ€เคจเฅเคฆเฅเคฐเคฟเคฏเคฆเคฐเฅเคถเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Hellseher

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ peramal

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ััะฝะพะฒะธะดะตั†ัŒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ jasnowidz

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ไบˆ็Ÿฅ่ƒฝๅŠ›่€… (ใ‚ˆใกใฎใ†ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใใ—ใ‚ƒ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท clairvoyant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ clarividente

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kahin

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์˜ˆ์–ธ์ž (่ฑซ่จ€่€…)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงู„ุนุฑุงู

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ jasnovidec

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ jasnovidec

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้ข„่จ€ๅฎถ (yรนyรกnjiฤ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ jasnovidec

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skyggn

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบำฉั€ั–ะฟะบะตะป

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒกแƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒ”แƒขแƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ (tsinastsarmetyveli)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ gรถrษ™n

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ clarividente

Word origin

The word 'clairvoyant' has its origins in the French language, coming from the combination of 'clair', meaning clear, and 'voyant', meaning seeing. The concept of clairvoyance has been present in various cultures throughout history, often associated with spiritual or mystical beliefs. It has been a subject of fascination and skepticism, with individuals claiming to possess this ability to see beyond the physical realm.