English[edit]

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)

1. Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
2. Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
3. Able to foresee the future.
4. Having great insight; sagacious.
5. (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.

Derived terms[edit]

• clairvoyantly
• nonclairvoyant
• semiclairvoyant

Related terms[edit]

• clairvoyance
• clairvoyancy
• clairvoyee
• visionary

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

clairvoyant (plural clairvoyants)

1. A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
2. A person able to foresee the future

Synonyms[edit]

• (person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses): medium, mystic, seer
• (person able to foresee the future): fortune teller

Derived terms[edit]

• clairvoyante

Translations[edit]

External links[edit]

• Improving Clairvoyant: Reduction algorithm resilient to imbalanced process arrival times
• What is a clairvoyant algorithm

Anagrams[edit]

• covariantly

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Univerbation of clair voyant, from voir clair.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /klɛʁ.vwa.jɑ̃/

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Adjective[edit]

clairvoyant (feminine clairvoyante, masculine plural clairvoyants, feminine plural clairvoyantes)

1. clairvoyant

Further reading[edit]

• “clairvoyant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.