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Prescience

noun/pɹˈiːsiəns/
Definition
the power to foresee the future
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹˈiːsiəns/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹˈiːsiəns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹˈiːsiəns/
2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈiːsiəns/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
prescientadjectiveperceiving the significance of events before they occur; -R.H.Rovere
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Vorwissen
die Kraft, die Zukunft vorherzusehen
🇪🇸Spanish
presciencia
el poder de prever el futuro
🇮🇹Italian
prescienza
il potere di prevedere il futuro
🇳🇱Dutch
voorkennis
de kracht om de toekomst te voorspellen
🇵🇹Portuguese
presciência
o poder de prever o futuro
🇷🇺Russian
предвидение
способность предвидеть будущее
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पूर्वज्ञान
भविष्य जानने की शक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
বিবেক
ভবিষ্যতের পূর্বাভাস দেওয়ার শক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
அறிவாற்றல்
எதிர்காலத்தை கணிக்கும் சக்தி
🇮🇳Telugu
వివేకం
భవిష్యత్తును ఊహించే శక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
विवेक
भविष्याचा अंदाज घेण्याची शक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિવેક
ભવિષ્યની આગાહી કરવાની શક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೂರ್ವಜ್ಞಾನ
ಭವಿಷ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮುಂಗಾಣುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സയൻസ്
ഭാവി മുൻകൂട്ടി കാണാനുള്ള ശക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੂਝ
ਭਵਿੱਖ ਦੀ ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
بصیرت
مستقبل کی پیش گوئی کرنے کی طاقت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
预知
预见未来的力量
🇯🇵Japanese
先見の明
未来を予見する力
🇰🇷Korean
예지
미래를 예측하는 힘
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tiên tri
sức mạnh để thấy trước tương lai
🇹🇭Thai
จิตสำนึก
พลังในการทำนายอนาคต
🇮🇩Indonesian
hal mengetahui sebelumnya
kekuatan untuk meramalkan masa depan
🇲🇾Malay
prasains
kuasa untuk meramal masa depan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
علم الغيب
القدرة على التنبؤ بالمستقبل
🇮🇷Persian
دانایی
قدرت پیش بینی آینده
🇹🇷Turkish
önsezi
geleceği öngörme gücü
🇮🇱Hebrew
מדע מוקדם
הכוח לחזות את העתיד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'prescience'?
The primary meaning of 'prescience' is 'the power to foresee the future'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prescience' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'prescience' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'prescience' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'prescience' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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