clairvoyant
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French clairvoyant, from clair (“clear”) + voyant (“seeing”), present participle of voir (“see”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
clairvoyant (comparative more clairvoyant, superlative most clairvoyant)
- Of or relating to clairvoyance.
- Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
- Able to foresee the future.
- (computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
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Translations
of, or relating to clairvoyance
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able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
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able to foresee the future
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Noun
clairvoyant (plural clairvoyants)
- A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
- A person able to foresee the future.
Synonyms
- (person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses): medium, mystic, seer
- (person able to foresee the future): fortune teller
Translations
person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
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person able to foresee the future
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
clairvoyant (feminine clairvoyante, masculine plural clairvoyants, feminine plural clairvoyantes)
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