Phrase guide

second sight

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An additional sense beyond the five normal ones; the ability to see things that are not detectable by normal sight; clairvoyance; extrasensory perception.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • I think she must have the second sight, because she always knows where I've been.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of senopia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: senopia

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, E.S.P., ESP

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon, parapsychology

Narrower terms: precognition, foreknowledge

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ясновидство (jasnovidstvo) — ESP, clairvoyance
  • Czech: šestý smysl — ESP, clairvoyance
  • German: Zweites Gesicht — ESP, clairvoyance
  • German: sechster Sinn — ESP, clairvoyance
  • Manx: aahilley — ESP, clairvoyance
  • Manx: ashlins — ESP, clairvoyance
  • Polish: szósty zmysł — ESP, clairvoyance
  • Portuguese: clarividência — ESP, clairvoyance
  • Scottish Gaelic: dà-fhradharc — ESP, clairvoyance
  • Scottish Gaelic: taibhsearachd — ESP, clairvoyance
  • Scottish Gaelic: dà-shealladh — ESP, clairvoyance
  • Turkish: altıncı his — ESP, clairvoyance