clairvoyant

English edit

WOTD – 18 March 2009

Etymology edit

From French clairvoyant, from clair (“clear”) + voyant (“seeing”), present participle of voir (“see”).

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌklɛəˈvɔɪ.ənt/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌklɛɹˈvɔɪ.ənt/
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Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ənt

Adjective edit

clairvoyant (comparative more clairvoyant, superlative most clairvoyant)

Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
Able to foresee the future.
Having great insight; sagacious.
(computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.

Usage notes edit

The feminine form clairvoyante is also used, though rarely.

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Translations edit

of, or relating to clairvoyance

Bulgarian: ясновидски (jasnovidski)
Czech: jasnovidecký (cs)
Finnish: selvänäköinen
Galician: clarividente m or f, vidente m or f
German: hellseherisch
Indonesian: waskita (id)
Italian: chiaroveggenza (it) f, chiaroveggente (it)
Kazakh: зерделі (zerdelı)
Macedonian: ви́довит m (vídovit), јасно́виден (jasnóviden)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: clairvoyant
Polish: jasnowidzący
Portuguese: clarividente (pt)
Russian: яснови́дческий (ru) (jasnovídčeskij)
Spanish: clarividente (es), vidente (es)
Swedish: klärvoajant (sv)
Ukrainian: ясновидчий m (jasnovydčyj)

able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses

Bulgarian: проницателен (bg) (pronicatelen)
Czech: jasnovidný
Danish: clairvoyant, synsk
Dutch: paragnost (nl) m, helderziende (nl)
Finnish: selvänäköinen
Galician: clarividente m or f
German: hellseherisch
Italian: prognostico (it) m, pronostico (it) m, sensitivo (it) m
Kazakh: зерделілік (zerdelılık)
Macedonian: ви́довит m (vídovit)
Maori: matakite
Norwegian:
Bokmål: synsk, clairvoyant
Polish: jasnowidzący
Portuguese: clarividente (pt)
Russian: яснови́дящий (ru) (jasnovídjaščij)
Spanish: clarividente (es)
Swedish: klärvoajant (sv), synsk (sv)
Ukrainian: ясновидю́щий (uk) (jasnovydjúščyj)

able to foresee the future

Czech: jasnozřivý
Danish: clairvoyant, synsk
Dutch: paragnost (nl) m, helderziende (nl)
Finnish: selvänäköinen
Galician: clarividente m or f, vidente m or f
Georgian: ნათელმხილველი (natelmxilveli), შორისმჭვრეტელი (šorismč̣vreṭeli), ნათელმჭვრეტი (natelmč̣vreṭi)
German: hellseherisch, präkognitiv
Icelandic: skyggn
Kazakh: көріпкел (körıpkel)
Macedonian: видовит m (vidovit)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: synsk, clairvoyant
Polish: jasnowidzący
Portuguese: clarividente (pt)
Russian: яснови́дящий (ru) (jasnovídjaščij)
Spanish: clarividente (es) m or f, vidente (es) m or f, adivino (es) m, adivina (es) f
Swedish: klärvoajant (sv), synsk (sv), fjärrsynt (sv)
Ukrainian: ясновидячий m (jasnovydjačyj)

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