French Conversation · Level 139
30 words
French word
clairvoyance
Pronunciation
IPA/klɛʁvwajɑ̃s/
Meaning
- feminine nounforesight
Example
Sa clairvoyance lui permet d'anticiper les problèmes.
His foresight allows him to anticipate problems.
More examples
Les médias ont salué la clairvoyance du journaliste.
The media praised the journalist's foresight.
Core concept
A clear-sighted mind notices a developing problem early and prepares for it.
Common phrases
faire preuve de clairvoyance
show foresight
manquer de clairvoyance
lack foresight
Similar words
intuition: A capacity for immediate judgments or premonitions based on experience and sensation.
flair: A knack for intuitively reading the atmosphere and spotting opportunities.
anticipation: Foreseeing what will happen and taking action or making preparations beforehand.
instinct: An inborn tendency to react or judge instantly without acquired knowledge.
Definition in French
Qualité permettant de percevoir à l'avance ce qui va se produire.
Word origin
The noun combines clair, meaning 'clear', with voyance, meaning 'seeing', which comes from voir and ultimately from Latin videre.
Usage tips
- Clairvoyance is a feminine noun, so its article is la or une, as in une grande clairvoyance.
Other meanings
- insightnoun
- clairvoyancenoun
Opposites
- myopiemyopianoun
Related words
- clairvoyantprescientadjective
- clairvoyantclairvoyantnoun