second sight

noun

1. the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.

second sight

noun

1. the alleged ability to foresee the future, see actions taking place elsewhere, etc; clairvoyance

Derived Forms

• ˈsecond-ˈsightedness, noun
• ˈsecond-ˈsighted, adjective

Other Words From

• second·sighted adjective
• second·sighted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of second sight¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Idioms and Phrases

Clairvoyance, as in Jane must have second sight; she knew exactly where Dad had mislaid his keys . This expression, alluding to the supposed power of someone to perceive an event in the future or distance as though actually present, dates from the early 1600s.

Example Sentences

Dessers volleyed over Abdallah Sima's cross with his first chance of the game, but the Nigeria international made no mistake with his second sight of goal.

From BBC

In “The OA,” a fable-like iteration of the resurrection theme, the heroine has perished many times over, blind in one incarnation but gifted in another with an extraordinary second sight.

From New York Times

There are the blind seers, whose loss of vision affords them a spiritual second sight, like Tiresias from Greek mythology and Neo from the “Matrix” series.

From New York Times

Boyle went on to carry out extensive research into the phenomenon of second sight, which one might describe as the beginnings of parapsychology.

From Literature

This Agnes is bestowed with not only second sight, but certain modern attitudes and an independence of thought that feel anachronistic.

From Washington Post