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CLAIRVOYANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who has the power of clairvoyance
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("clairvoyant" is a kind of...):
psychic (a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception)
Derivation:
clairvoyant (foreseeing the future)
clairvoyant (perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
clairvoyant; precognitive; second-sighted
Classified under:
Similar:
prophetic; prophetical (foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention)
Derivation:
clairvoyance (apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses)
clairvoyant (someone who has the power of clairvoyance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
Classified under:
Similar:
extrasensory; paranormal (seemingly outside normal sensory channels)
Derivation:
clairvoyance (apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses)
clairvoyant (someone who has the power of clairvoyance)