clairvoyant

[klair-voi-uhnt]

adjective

1. 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.

   Synonyms: prophetic, empathetic, intuitive, visionary, prescient, psychic

2. of, by, or pertaining to clairvoyance.

   Unlike more talented witches, I had to make do with love potions and occasional clairvoyant visions.

noun

1. a clairvoyant person.

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

   Synonyms: seer, medium, fortune-teller, diviner, visionary, prophet, empath, telepathist, psychic

clairvoyant

/ klɛəˈvɔɪənt /

adjective

1. of, possessing, or relating to clairvoyance

2. having great insight or second sight

noun

1. a person claiming to have the power to foretell future events

Other Word Forms

• clairvoyantly adverb

Word 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 vidēre ); clear ( def. ), wit, -ant ( def. )