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[syn: clairvoyant, precognitive, second-sighted]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clairvoyant \Clair*voy"ant\, a. [F., fr. clair clear + voyant,
p. pr. of voir to see. See Clear, and Vision.]
Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects while in a
mesmeric state which are not present to the senses.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clairvoyant \Clair*voy"ant\ n.
One who is able, when in a mesmeric state, to discern objects
not present to the senses.
[1913 Webster] Clake
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
clairvoyant
adj 1: perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
2: foreseeing the future [syn: clairvoyant, precognitive,
second-sighted]
n 1: someone who has the power of clairvoyance
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
CLAIRVOYANT, n. A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of
seeing that which is invisible to her patron, namely, that he is a
blockhead.