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clairgustance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clair-gus-tance
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The paranormal ability to taste a substance without putting anything in one's mouth. It is claimed that those who possess this ability are able to perceive the essence of a substance from the spiritual or ethereal realms through taste.

Uncountable

Etymology

Presumably from 17th-century French clair (“clear”) + Latin gustāre + -ance.

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Derived Forms

clairgustant

Frequently Paired Words

clairvoyance clairaudience clairsentience claircognizance clairalience

Questions

What does clairgustance mean?
The paranormal ability to taste a substance without putting anything in one's mouth. It is claimed that those who possess this ability are able to perceive the essence of a substance from the spiritual or ethereal realms through taste.
Where does clairgustance come from?
It is traced to French.

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