clairgustance

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noun

The paranormal ability to taste a substance without putting anything in one's mouth. It is claimed that those who possess this ability are able to perceive the essence of a substance from the spiritual or ethereal realms through taste.

OriginFrench clair →
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Meanings

nounclairgustance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe paranormal ability to taste a substance without putting anything in one's mouth. It is claimed that those who possess this ability are able to perceive the essence of a substance from the spiritual or ethereal realms through taste.

Origin

  1. Frenchclair“clear”
  2. Englishclairgustance

Presumably from 17th-century French clair (“clear”) + Latin gustāre + -ance.

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clairgustance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairgustance

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“clairgustance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairgustance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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