clairaudience

noun clair·au·di·ence \kler-ˈȯ-dē-ən(t)s, -ˈä-\

Definition of CLAIRAUDIENCE

: the power or faculty of hearing something not present to the ear but regarded as having objective reality

— clair·au·di·ent \-ənt\ adjective

— clair·au·di·ent·ly adverb

clair- (as in clairvoyance) + audience (act of hearing)

First Known Use: 1864

Medical Dictionary

noun clair·au·di·ence \kla(ə)r-ˈȯd-ē-ən(t)s, kle(ə)r-, -ˈäd-\

: the power or faculty of hearing something not present to the ear but regarded as having objective reality

—clair·au·di·ent \-ənt\ adjective

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