clairsentience

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noun

The psychic ability for a person to acquire knowledge by means of feeling.

OriginFrench clair →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounclairsentience (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe psychic ability for a person to acquire knowledge by means of feeling.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
clairolfaction

Origin

  1. Frenchclair“clear”
  2. Englishclairsentience

From late 17th century French clair (“clear”) + sentience (“feeling”).

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APA

clairsentience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairsentience

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“clairsentience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairsentience. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clairsentience,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairsentience.

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