second-sight

Noun

Meaning

The power of discerning what is not visible to the physical eye, or of foreseeing future events, esp. such as are of a disastrous kind; the capacity of a seer; prophetic vision.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

second sight

Synonyms

clairvoyance esp prediction prophecy divination foresight premonition precognition vision sixth sense extrasensory perception feeling perception inspiration insight
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Antonyms

fact knowledge loathing detestation opposition proof
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Hypernyms

parapsychology psychic phenomena psychic phenomenon

Hyponyms

foreknowledge precognition

Examples

Le Centres Georges Pompidou National Geographic described the reaction to the design as "love at second sight." Source: Internet

Hurwitz p.78 Her gift was the "mark of a Sibyl", a gift of second sight. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

second-rateness second-rater second-round effect second-sighted second-storey man second-story man