second sight

noun

1. the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.

second sight

noun

1. the alleged ability to foresee the future, see actions taking place elsewhere, etc; clairvoyance

Other Word Forms

• secondsighted adjective
• secondsightedness noun
• second-sightedness noun
• second-sighted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of second sight¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Idioms and Phrases

Clairvoyance, as in Jane must have second sight; she knew exactly where Dad had mislaid his keys. This expression, alluding to the supposed power of someone to perceive an event in the future or distance as though actually present, dates from the early 1600s.