CLAIRVOYANT Definition & Meaning

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clairvoyant

[ klair-voi-uhnt ]

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adjective

having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision:
Not being clairvoyant, I did not foresee the danger of ignoring her advice.
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of, by, or pertaining to clairvoyance:
Unlike more talented witches, I had to make do with love potions and occasional clairvoyant visions.

noun

a clairvoyant person:
A clever clairvoyant could make a fortune in the stock market.
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clairvoyant

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adjective

of, possessing, or relating to clairvoyance
having great insight or second sight

noun

a person claiming to have the power to foretell future events

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Derived Forms

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of clairvoyant¹

First recorded in 1665–75; from French: literally, “clear seeing,” equivalent to clair “clear, clearly ”+ voyant “seeing” (present participle of voir “to see,” from Latin ��ŧ�� ); clear ( def ), wit, -ant ( def )

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In the world of today, his warnings have never seemed more clairvoyant.

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The world of clairvoyants is bizarre and suspicious, and we love docs that pull back the curtain.

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In 2007, she announced she was clairvoyant and, until 2018, ran a school which she said taught students to “create miracles” and talk to angels.

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Regulars walked through the halls of crystal skulls and clairvoyant booths with the renewed vigor of being proved right, at least on some of it.

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Those charged included a dentist, a clairvoyant, an amateur pilot and a man running a large QAnon telegram group.

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