clairaudience

 
Pronunciation: /klɛːrˈɔːdɪəns/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the supposed faculty of perceiving, as if by hearing, what is inaudible: his clairaudience enabled him to overhear the enemy’s debates

Derivatives

clairaudient

adjective & noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French clair 'clear' + audience, on the pattern of clairvoyance