Devinant (en. Guessing)

[də.vinɑ̃]

Meaning & Definition

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adjective

Definition: Refers to someone who is able to deduce or predict something.

Example sentence: He is very good at guessing and can predict the outcomes of games.

Il est très devinant et peut prédire le résultat des jeux.

Definition: Who makes informed hypotheses based on clues.

Example sentence: His guessing way of speaking intrigues all his friends.

Sa manière devinante de parler intrigue tous ses amis.

Definition: Applies to a person who quickly understands the stakes of a situation.

Example sentence: With her guessing mind, she quickly grasped the problem.

Avec son esprit devinant, elle a rapidement saisi le problème.

Etymology origin: Comes from the verb 'to guess', derived from the Latin 'divinare'.

Phrase: to have a guessing sense

Meaning: to have the capacity to understand things beyond appearances.

avoir un sens devinant

Phrase: guessing mind

Meaning: an intellect capable of making accurate deductions.

esprit devinant

Related word: seer

Description: A person who claims to predict the future or hidden things.

devin

Related word: riddle

Description: A question or puzzle to be solved by deduction.

devinette

Slang meaning: To be good at perceiving things without being told.

Example: That girl is a good guesser; she always knows when something is wrong.

Cette fille est devinante, elle sait toujours quand quelque chose ne va pas.

Slang meaning: To make assumptions about others' feelings.

Example: Stop playing the guesser; just tell him directly what you feel.

Arrête de jouer les devinants, dis-lui directement ce que tu ressens.