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clairvoyant definition

clair·voy·ant (-ənt)

adjective

  1. of clairvoyance
  2. apparently having clairvoyance
  3. having great insight; keenly perceptive

Etymology: Fr, lit., seeing clearly < clair, clear + voyant, seeing, prp. of voir < L videre, to see: see wise

noun

a clairvoyant person

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clairvoyant Synonyms

clairvoyant

modif.

  1. Psychic

    telepathic, second-sighted, spiritualistic; see mental 2, mysterious 2, supernatural.

  2. Discerning

    perceptive, penetrating, clear-sighted; see judicious.


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clairvoyant Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Total reads: 29 Has the great clairvoyant Nostradamus come back to us in the guise of a twenty-first century janitor?

Converse of subject

  • see: The vehicle of feelings and emotions seen by clairvoyants as an aura of flashing colors.

Adjective modifier

  • psychic: I wondered this aloud with a psychic clairvoyant recently, who offered the thought that our spiritual perceptions are probably confined to this planet.

Modifies a noun

  • ability: Indeed, every one of us is already ` blown about ' enough by these forces without developing any clairvoyant ability!

Modifying Another Word

  • naturally: Before Kali Yuga human beings had been naturally clairvoyant; the existence of a spiritual world was obvious to them.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: This is why it is not at all desirable to become clairvoyant if one is not pure and capable of self-mastery.

Preposition: in

  • town: Dominic Smith works with live streaming in Micro Psychic, linking a clairvoyant in the northern seaside town of South Shields to the ICA.
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clairvoyant quotes

I envy you if you're able to sustain a uniform degree of interest throughout Ulysses.People are always saying they do. People also claim to be clairvoyant and to levitate.

-Bowles, Paul Frederick

La haine est toujours plus clairvoyante et plus inge¤  nieuse que l'amitie¤  . Hate is always more clairvoyant and ingenious than friendship.

-Laclos, Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de

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