clairaudient
- adjective
- /klɛrˈɔːdiənt/
- He described his clairaudient experiences as hearing voices no one else could hear.
Examples
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She is a clairaudient who hears messages from the spirit world.
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Some people believe that being clairaudient allows them to receive guidance from unseen sources.
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The medium claimed she was clairaudient and could hear messages from the spirit world.
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Many believe that being clairaudient is a gift.
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Many people believe that certain individuals are clairaudient and can receive messages from spirits.
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The psychic claimed to be clairaudient, able to hear whispers from the beyond during her sessions.
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She described her grandmother as clairaudient, as she often spoke of hearing voices from deceased relatives.
Synonyms
About events or abilities that cannot be explained by science, like telepathy
Surface Forms
Morphology
clairaudient = clair + audient
Built from non‑productive combining forms ('clair-' + '-audient') referring to paranormal hearing; the components are not freely meaningful to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Clairaudient comes from French clair meaning 'clear' and Latin audire meaning 'to hear', the same root as audio. So it suggests 'clear hearing' and is used for someone who seems to hear voices or sounds beyond normal human hearing.