intuitive
Americanadjective
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perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.
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perceived by, resulting from, or involving intuition.
intuitive knowledge.
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having or possessing intuition.
an intuitive person.
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capable of being perceived or known by intuition.
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easy to understand or operate without explicit instruction.
an intuitive design;
an intuitive interface.
adjective
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resulting from intuition
an intuitive awareness
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of, characterized by, or involving intuition
Other Word Forms
- intuitively adverb
- intuitiveness noun
- nonintuitive adjective
- nonintuitiveness noun
- quasi-intuitive adjective
- unintuitive adjective
Etymology
Origin of intuitive
From the Medieval Latin word intuitīvus, dating back to 1585–95. See intuition, -ive
Example Sentences
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“She’s such a deep, emotional, intuitive actress who was in these teen movies where the depth and gravitas of her soul weren’t able to fully express themselves,” Fogel says.
From Los Angeles Times
“While not intuitive, using AI was seen by those surveyed as likely to modestly increase rather than reduce employment at their organization,” they add.
Weir’s playing was nimble and intuitive, his voice a sly croon that got appealingly craggy with age.
From Los Angeles Times
“This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear.”
From Los Angeles Times
By linking geometric patterns with analytical formulas, the research bridges intuitive visual thinking and rigorous mathematical precision.
From Science Daily
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