clairvoyance

klɛəˈvɔɪəns

Definition

Definition of clairvoyance - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

psychic abilityability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact

Her clairvoyance was evident when she predicted the unexpected storm..

extrasensory perception

second sight

intuitionkeen intuitive insight or perceptiveness

His clairvoyance helped him make wise decisions.

insight

intuition

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Origin of clairvoyance

French, clair (clear) + voir (to see)

Terms with clairvoyance included in their meaning

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the gift of second sight

clairvoyance

ability to see future events or hidden things

have second sight

clairvoyance

possess the ability to perceive beyond normal senses

Examples of clairvoyance in a sentence

They sought her clairvoyance to find the missing person.
Her clairvoyance allowed her to foresee the market trends.
With surprising clairvoyance, she predicted the election outcome.

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French:clairvoyance, ...
German:Hellsehen, Intuition, ...
Italian:chiaroveggenza, percezione, ...
Spanish:percepción extrasensorial, ...
Portuguese:vidência, ...
Chinese:千里眼, 洞察力, ...
Japanese:透視, 洞察力, ...
Arabic:اِسْتِبْصار, اِسْتِبْصَار, ...
Hebrew:רְאִיַּת נִסְתָּר, תְּבוּנָה, ...
Russian:прозорливость, ...
Ukrainian:передбачення, ...
Hindi:अतीन्द्रिय ज्ञान, दूरदर्शिता, ...
Bengali:অতীন্দ্রিয় জ্ঞান, অতিন্দ্রিয় ক্ষমতা, ...
Catalan:clarividència, ...
Czech:jasnovidnost, prozíravost, ...
Danish:klarsyn, intuition, ...
Dutch:helderziendheid, ...
Greek:διόραση, διορατικότητα, ...
Hungarian:tisztánlátás, éleslátás, ...
Khmer:អំណាចមើលឃើញហេតុការណ៍ឆ្ងាយ, វិចារណញាណមុតស្រួច, ...
Korean:투시, 투시력, ...
Persian:غیب‌بینی, شهود, ...
Polish:jasnowidzenie, przenikliwość, ...
Portuguese (BR):vidência, ...
Romanian:clarviziune, clairvoyanță, ...
Swedish:klarsyn, klarsynthet, ...
Thai:ญาณทิพย์, การหยั่งรู้, ...
Turkish:durugörü, ...
Vietnamese:khả năng thấu thị, trực giác, ...

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