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intuitive

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

adjective

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

  2. perceived by, resulting from, or involving intuition.

    intuitive knowledge.

    Synonyms: , ,
  3. having or possessing intuition.

    an intuitive person.

  4. capable of being perceived or known by intuition.

  5. easy to understand or operate without explicit instruction.

    an intuitive design;

    an intuitive interface.



intuitive

/ ɪˈːɪɪ /

adjective

  1. resulting from intuition

    an intuitive awareness

  2. of, characterized by, or involving intuition

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • intuitively adverb
  • intuitiveness noun
  • nonintuitive adjective
  • nonintuitiveness noun
  • quasi-intuitive adjective
  • unintuitive adjective
  • ˈٳܾپ adverb
  • ˈٳܾپԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intuitive1

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

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While some statistics paint a more optimistic picture — especially when the data is carefully selected and narrowly framed — it is important to centerpiece that most people evaluate the economy in broad, intuitive terms.

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Better yet, this was all relatively simple to accomplish and extremely user intuitive.

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This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear.

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“Self-awareness is a big part of people being able to change the self, which kind of makes intuitive sense.”

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Though they all slot into known archetypes — the steely yet vulnerable “final girl,” the condescending jock, the sarcastic pal, the kooky yet intuitive bestie — they’re all fully formed characters, sardonic and self-aware.

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