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clairgustance

clairgustance 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.

Noun

clairgustance (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Origin of clairgustance

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

Words formed from clairgustance

Questions about clairgustance

What does clairgustance mean?
Clairgustance means 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.
What part of speech is clairgustance?
Clairgustance is a noun.

Words near clairgustance in the dictionary

  1. clairecole
  2. clairecolle
  3. claires
  4. clairet
  5. clairets
  6. clairgustance
  7. clairgustant
  8. clairgustants
  9. clairin
  10. clairite
  11. Clairmont

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