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/klɛɹˈvɔɪəns/
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/klɛəˈvɔɪəns/
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K L EH0 R V OY1 AH0 N S
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The power to see or perceive things, objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Acute intuitive insight or perceptiveness; sagacity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Antonyms: none provided
apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: second sight, extrasensory perception, E.S.P., ESP
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon, parapsychology
Narrower terms: precognition, foreknowledge
Borrowed from French clairvoyance.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
яснови́дство
(jasnovídstvo)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Catalan :
clarividència (hispanism)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Catalan :
clarveiença (restorationist)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Cherokee :
ᎠᏓᏪᎯ
(adawehi)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Chinese Mandarin :
透視 /透视
(tòushì)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Chinese Mandarin :
千里眼
(qiānlǐyǎn)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Czech :
jasnovidnost
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Czech :
jasnovidectví
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Danish :
clairvoyance
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Danish :
klarsyn
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Danish :
synskhed
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Dutch :
helderziendheid
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Esperanto :
klarvideco
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Estonian :
selgeltnägemine
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Finnish :
selvänäköisyys
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
French :
clairvoyance
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Georgian :
გულთმისნობა
(gultmisnoba)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Georgian :
ნათელმხილველობა
(natelmxilveloba)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
German :
Hellsehen
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
German :
Hellseherei
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Hindi :
दिव्यदृष्टि
(divyadŕṣṭi)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Hindi :
दिव्यज्ञान
(divyajñān)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Hindi :
परोक्षदर्शन
(parokṣadarśan)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Hungarian :
látnoki képesség
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Hungarian :
éleslátás
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Icelandic :
skyggnigáfa
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Indonesian :
kewaskitaan
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Italian :
chiaroveggenza
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Japanese :
透視
(tōshi)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Japanese :
千里眼
(senrigan)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Latvian :
gaišredzība
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Latvian :
tālredzība
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Lithuanian :
aiškiaregystė
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Lithuanian :
įžvalgumas
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Lithuanian :
įžvalga
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Macedonian :
видовитост
(vidovitost)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Macedonian :
јасновидност
(jasnovidnost)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Norwegian :
klarsynthet
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Occitan :
clarvesença
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Polish :
jasnowidzenie
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Polish :
jasnowidztwo
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Portuguese :
clarividência
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Romanian :
clarviziune
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Russian :
яснови́дение
(jasnovídenije)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Scottish Gaelic :
taibhsearachd
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Scottish Gaelic :
dà-fhradharc
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Scottish Gaelic :
dà-shealladh
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Serbo-Croatian :
видовитост
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Serbo-Croatian :
pronicljivost
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Serbo-Croatian :
vidovitost
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Spanish :
clarividencia
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Swedish :
klärvoajans
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Swedish :
synskhet
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Turkish :
sağgörü
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Turkish :
basiret
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Turkish :
durugörü
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Ukrainian :
яснови́діння
(jasnovýdinnja)
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses
Volapük :
kleililogam
— the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses