second sight

sec·ond sight

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-uh nd sahyt]
- /ˈsɛk ənd saɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-uh nd sahyt]
- /ˈsɛk ənd saɪt/

Definitions of second sight words

noun second sight the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance. 1
uncountable noun second sight If you say that someone has second sight, you mean that they seem to have the ability to know or see things that are going to happen in the future, or are happening in a different place. 0
noun second sight the alleged ability to foresee the future, see actions taking place elsewhere, etc; clairvoyance 0
noun second sight the hypothesized ability to see things not physically present or to foretell events; clairvoyance 0

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Origin of second sight

First appearance:

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1610-20

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Parts of speech for Second sight

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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second sight popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

second sight usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for second sight

noun second sight

fortunetelling — the act or practice of predicting the future.
gut feeling — an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion based on facts
in sight — an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life.
intuitionism — Ethics. the doctrine that moral values and duties can be discerned directly.
intuition — direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension.

All 10 Synonyms of second sight