clairvoyant

English

WOTD – 18 March 2009

Etymology

From French clairvoyant, from clair (“clear”) + voyant (“seeing”), present participle of voir (“see”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌklɛəˈvɔɪ.ənt/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌklɛɹˈvɔɪ.ənt/
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Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ənt

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.

Derived terms

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Translations

of, or relating to clairvoyance

Bulgarian: ясновидски (jasnovidski)
Czech: jasnovidecký (cs)
Finnish: selvänäköinen
Galician: clarividente m or f, vidente m or f
German: hellseherisch
Indonesian: waskita (id)

Italian: chiaroveggenza (it) f, chiaroveggente
Macedonian: видовит m (vídovit)
Portuguese: clarividente (pt)
Russian: яснови́дческий (ru) (jasnovídčeskij)
Spanish: clarividente m or f, vidente (es) m or f
Swedish: klärvoajant (sv)

able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses

Bulgarian: проницателен (bg) (pronicatelen)
Czech: jasnovidný
Danish: clairvoyant, synsk
Dutch: paragnost (nl) m, helderziende (nl)
Finnish: selvänäköinen
Galician: clarividente m or f
German: hellseherisch

Italian: prognostico (it) m, pronostico (it) m, sensitivo m
Macedonian: видовит m (vídovit)
Maori: matakite
Portuguese: clarividente (pt)
Russian: яснови́дящий (ru) (jasnovídjaščij)
Spanish: clarividente m or f
Swedish: klärvoajant (sv), synsk (sv)

able to foresee the future

Czech: jasnozřivý
Danish: clairvoyant, synsk
Dutch: paragnost (nl) m, helderziende (nl)
Finnish: selvänäköinen
Galician: clarividente m or f, vidente m or f
Georgian: ნათელმხილველი (natelmxilveli), შორისმჭვრეტელი (šorismč̣vreṭeli), ნათელმჭვრეტი (natelmč̣vreṭi)

German: hellseherisch, präkognitiv
Macedonian: видовит m (vídovit)
Portuguese: clarividente (pt)
Russian: яснови́дящий (ru) (jasnovídjaščij)
Spanish: clarividente m or f, vidente (es) m or f, adivino (es) m, adivina (es) f
Swedish: klärvoajant (sv), synsk (sv)

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Italian: chiaroveggente m or f

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

Bulgarian: ясновидец m (jasnovidec)
Czech: jasnovidec (cs) m
Finnish: selvänäkijä (fi)
French: voyant (fr) m
German: Hellseher (de) m, Hellseherin (de) f
Italian: chiaroveggente m or f, sensitivo m
Macedonian: јасновидец m (jasnovídec), јасновитка f (jasnovítka)

Maori: matakite
Polish: jasnowidz (pl) m
Portuguese: clarividente (pt) m or f, vidente (pt) m or f
Russian: яснови́дец (ru) m (jasnovídec), яснови́дица (ru) f (jasnovídica)
Serbo-Croatian: јасновидац m (jasnovidac)
Swedish: klärvoajant (sv)

person able to foresee the future

Bulgarian: ясновидец m (jasnovidec)
Czech: jasnovidec (cs) m
Finnish: ennustaja (fi), selvänäkijä (fi)
French: devin (fr) m
German: Hellseher (de) m, Hellseherin (de) f, Weissager m, Weissagerin f, Wahrsager (de) m, Wahrsagerin (de) f, Seher (de) m, Seherin (de) f
Italian: oracolo (it) m

Macedonian: јасновидец m (jasnovídec), јасновитка m or f (jasnovítka)
Polish: jasnowidz (pl) m
Portuguese: clarividente (pt) m or f, vidente (pt) m or f, adivinho (pt) m
Russian: яснови́дец (ru) m (jasnovídec), яснови́дица (ru) f (jasnovídica)
Serbo-Croatian: јасновидац m (jasnovidac)
Swedish: klärvoajant (sv)

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