Meanings
nounclairvoyance (usually uncountable, plural clairvoyances)
plural clairvoyances
- uncountableusuallyparapsychologyThe power to see or perceive things, objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.
- uncountableusuallyAcute intuitive insight or perceptiveness; sagacity.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounapparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
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Origin
- Frenchclairvoyance
- Frenchclairvoyance
- Englishclairvoyance
Borrowed from French clairvoyance.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian яснови́дство
- яснови́дство (jasnovídstvo)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Catalan clarividència (hispanism), clarveiença (restorationist)
- clarividència (hispanism)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- clarveiença (restorationist)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Chinese Mandarin 透視 /透视, 千里眼
- 透視 /透视 (tòushì)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- 千里眼 (qiānlǐyǎn)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Czech jasnovidnost, jasnovidectví
- jasnovidnostthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- jasnovidectvíthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Danish clairvoyance, klarsyn
- clairvoyancethe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- klarsynthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- synskhedthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Dutch helderziendheid
- helderziendheidthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Esperanto klarvideco
- klarvidecothe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Estonian selgeltnägemine
- selgeltnägeminethe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Finnish selvänäköisyys
- selvänäköisyysthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
French clairvoyance
- clairvoyancethe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
German Hellsehen, Hellseherei
- Hellsehenthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- Hellsehereithe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Hindi दिव्यदृष्टि, दिव्यज्ञान
- दिव्यदृष्टि (divyadŕṣṭi)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- दिव्यज्ञान (divyajñān)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- परोक्षदर्शन (parokṣadarśan)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Hungarian látnoki képesség, éleslátás
- látnoki képességthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- éleslátásthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Icelandic skyggnigáfa
- skyggnigáfathe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Indonesian kewaskitaan
- kewaskitaanthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Italian chiaroveggenza
- chiaroveggenzathe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Japanese 透視, 千里眼
- 透視 (tōshi)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- 千里眼 (senrigan)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Latvian gaišredzība, tālredzība
- gaišredzībathe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- tālredzībathe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Lithuanian aiškiaregystė, įžvalgumas
- aiškiaregystėthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- įžvalgumasthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- įžvalgathe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Norwegian klarsynthet
- klarsynthetthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Polish jasnowidzenie, jasnowidztwo
- jasnowidzeniethe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- jasnowidztwothe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Portuguese clarividência
- clarividênciathe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Romanian clarviziune
- clarviziunethe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Russian яснови́дение
- яснови́дение (jasnovídenije)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Scottish Gaelic taibhsearachd, dà-fhradharc
- taibhsearachdthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- dà-fhradharcthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- dà-shealladhthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Spanish clarividencia
- clarividenciathe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Swedish klärvoajans, synskhet
- klärvoajansthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- synskhetthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Turkish sağgörü, basiret
- sağgörüthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- basiretthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
- durugörüthe power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Ukrainian яснови́діння
- яснови́діння (jasnovýdinnja)the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
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clairvoyance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairvoyance
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“clairvoyance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairvoyance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clairvoyance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairvoyance.
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