clairaudience means the power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Why “clairaudience” is a great word
CLAIRAUDIENCE — [Noun] The supposed paranormal faculty of perceiving sounds beyond the range of ordinary hearing. Modelled on clairvoyance; from French clair ("clear") + French audience ("hearing"). First recorded in English 1858-1860. Unlike clairvoyance, which grants spectral sight, or audition, which receives the physical sonic world, clairaudience is the intrusion of a private soundtrack. It is the disembodied whisper in a silent room, the phantom footstep in an empty hall, or the precise and chilling utterance of a name by no living mouth—a testament to the profound loneliness of hearing a message meant only for the void.
noun
- The power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing.