1. having a feeling that something will happen before it occurs; having a premonition
Usage: formal

Examples

• She had a presentient feeling that the phone would ring.
• The presentient mother sensed her child was in danger.
• His presentient dreams often came true.
• The old woman was presentient of the coming storm.
• There was something presentient about her warning.
• The presentient artist captured the mood of the era before it fully emerged.