prevoyant

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adjective

foreseeing; prescient

OriginFrench prévoyant →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveprevoyant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableforeseeing; prescient

    But Nature, prevoyant, tingled into his heart an inarticulate thrill of prophecy.

    1862, Margaret Oliphant, The Life of Edward Irving

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prescient

Origin

  1. Frenchprévoyant
  2. Englishprevoyant

Borrowed from French prévoyant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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