second sight

An additional sense beyond the five normal ones; the ability to see things that are not detectable by normal sight; clairvoyance; extrasensory perception.

Noun

  1. An additional sense beyond the five normal ones; the ability to see things that are not detectable by normal sight; clairvoyance; extrasensory perception.
    • I think she must have the second sight, because she always knows where I've been.
    • He was seized on the sudden with a fit of second-sight. - 1716 April 2 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 27. Thursday, March 23. [1716.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison,...
    • Nor less avail'd his optic sleight, / And Scottish gift of second-sight - 1782, John Trumbull, McFingal:
  2. Synonym of senopia.

    Synonyms: senopia