Clairaudient
/ˌklɛəˈrɔːdiənt/noun
Claimed ability to hear sounds or voices beyond ordinary hearing, especially in a psychic or paranormal context.
Did you know?Clairaudient was coined in the late 19th century in occult circles from French clair (“clear”) + audient, modeled on clairvoyant, to describe supposed paranormal hearing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱlew-
“to hear, be spoken of, be famous”
Latin
Latin
audīre
“to hear”
Latin
Latin
clārus
“clear, bright, famous”
19th Century
French/English
clairaudient
“a person believed to perceive sounds or voices psychically”
Modern English
English
clairaudient
“claiming or having clairvoyant-like hearing”