second-sighted

Thân thiện

A second-sighted person warned the villagers of the coming storm.

Definition

Adjective: * Foreseeing the future; having the apparent power to perceive events in the future. This word describes a person who is believed to possess the ability of clairvoyance or precognition.

Usage

The adjective "second-sighted" is used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb) to describe an individual believed to have visionary or prophetic powers. It is a somewhat literary or archaic term.

Examples

• The villagers sought advice from the second-sighted old woman.
• She was rumored to be second-sighted and could foresee coming storms.
• His second-sighted warnings about the disaster were tragically ignored.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often associated with specific cultural traditions, such as the Scottish ("The Two Sights"), where "second sight" refers to the involuntary ability to see visions of the future or distant events.

Variants and Related Words

• Second sight (noun): The supposed faculty of perceiving future or distant events.
  • He claimed to have the second sight.
• Clairvoyant (adjective/noun): A more common modern synonym for having the power of second sight.
• Prescient (adjective): Having knowledge of events before they happen; often used in a more general, less supernatural context than "second-sighted."
• Prophetic (adjective): Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.

Synonyms

• Clairvoyant
• Prescient
• Prophetic
• Visionary
• Psychic

Antonyms

• Unperceptive
• Blind (to the future)
• Shortsighted

Học thuật

Adjective

1. foreseeing the future

Từ đồng nghĩa

• clairvoyant
• precognitive