intuitive

[ in-too-i-tiv, -tyoo- ]

/ ɪnˈtu ɪ tɪv, -ˈtyu- /

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adjective

perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.

perceived by, resulting from, or involving intuition: intuitive knowledge.

having or possessing intuition: an intuitive person.

capable of being perceived or known by intuition.

easy to understand or operate without explicit instruction: an intuitive design; an intuitive interface.

Nearby words

intuit, intuition, intuitional, intuitionalism, intuitionism, intuitive, intuitive stage, intuitivism, intumesce, intumescence, inturn

Origin of intuitive

From the Medieval Latin word intuitīvus, dating back to 1585–95. See intuition, -ive

SYNONYMS FOR intuitive

2 innate, inborn, natural.

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Related forms

in·tu·i·tive·ly, adverbin·tu·i·tive·ness, nounnon·in·tu·i·tive, adjectivenon·in·tu·i·tive·ly, adverb

non·in·tu·i·tive·ness, nounqua·si-in·tu·i·tive, adjectivequa·si-in·tu·i·tive·ly, adverbun·in·tu·i·tive, adjectiveun·in·tu·i·tive·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for intuitively

Is this the kind of knowledge that most educated, upper class French person would have intuitively?
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Intuitively, the logic of the 2006 case makes much more sense.
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Job lock is intuitively plausible, and there is some evidence for it, but it's far from proven.
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Now, I find it intuitively very hard to believe that there is actually zero effect from giving people insurance.
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Students understand these intuitively, but adults often confuse them.
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Whereby they discoursed in silence, and were intuitively understood from the theory of their Expresses.
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Madame had intuitively guessed the whole situation, and Vandeloup could not help admiring her cleverness.
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Intuitively we know that any belief that is not in harmony with the facts of life is a wrong belief.
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The women of India have intuitively understood the spiritual nature of the struggle.
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I asked, curious to see if he had intuitively grasped my unspoken sentence.
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British Dictionary definitions for intuitively

intuitive

/ (ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv) /

adjective

resulting from intuitionan intuitive awareness

of, characterized by, or involving intuition

Derived Forms

intuitively, adverbintuitiveness, noun

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