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ɪnˈtu ɪ tɪv, -ˈtyu-in·tu·itive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. intuitiveadjective

    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency

    "an intuitive revulsion"

  2. intuitive, nonrational, visceraladjective

    obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

Wiktionary

  1. intuitivenoun

    One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.

  2. intuitiveadjective

    spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought; easily understood or grasped by intuition

  3. intuitiveadjective

    having a marked degree of intuition

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Intuitiveadjective

    Etymology: intuitivus, low Latin; intuitif, French.

    Immediate perception of the agreement or disagreement of two ideas, is when, by comparing them together in our minds, we see their agreement or disagreement; this therefore is called intuitive knowledge. John Locke.

    Those lofty flights of thought, and almost intuitive perception of abstruse notions, those exalted discoveries of mathematical theorems, we sometimes see existent in one and the same person. Richard Bentley.

    Faith, beginning here with a weak apprehension of things not seen, endeth with the intuitive vision of God in the world to come. Richard Hooker.

    The rule of ghostly or immaterial natures, as spirits and angels, is their intuitive intellectual judgment, concerning the amiable beauty and high goodness of that object, which, with unspeakable joy and delight, doth set them on work. Richard Hooker.

    The soul receives
    Discursive or intuitive. John Milton.

Wikipedia

  1. intuitive

    Intuition is the ability to acquire knowledge, without recourse to conscious reasoning. Different fields use the word "intuition" in very different ways, including but not limited to: direct access to unconscious knowledge; unconscious cognition; gut feelings; inner sensing; inner insight to unconscious pattern-recognition; and the ability to understand something instinctively, without any need for conscious reasoning. Intuitive knowledge tends to be approximate.The word intuition comes from the Latin verb intueri translated as "consider" or from the late middle English word intuit, "to contemplate". Use of intuition is sometimes referred to as responding to a "gut feeling" or "trusting your gut".

ChatGPT

  1. intuitive

    Intuitive refers to a kind of understanding or knowledge that is not gained through conscious thought, logical reasoning or explicit instruction, but instead comes naturally or instinctively. This term is often used to describe something that is easily understood or done as if by instinct. It's also associated with the ability to perceive or comprehend something quickly and accurately based on feelings rather than facts or evidence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intuitiveadjective

    seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision

  2. Intuitiveadjective

    knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning

  3. Intuitiveadjective

    received. reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition; as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; -- opposed to deductive

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. intuitif.]

Editors Contribution

  1. intuitive

    To feel by intuition.

    She was very intuitive and this helped her to focus on her purpose with a passion.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 18, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intuitive in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intuitive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of intuitive in a Sentence

  1. Rene Castro-Salazar:

    It might be counter-intuitive (to use wood) because if wood comes from illegal logging or irresponsible deforestation you will be damaging ecosystems and habitats, but if you are able to produce firewood, a dining table or construction materials from sustainable sources, you're ... replacing CO2 intense products for better ones.

  2. Emily Feig:

    My best recommendation for patients, based on this research, is to try to keep Food Freedom.Intuitive eating pretty similar day to day, building a habit of healthy, consistent eating can help patients reduce weight variability and lose weight more consistently, even if it's at a slow pace.

  3. Gary Wu:

    If you run a hospital and want to buy a surgical robot, Intuitive Surgical is basically the only option you have.

  4. Fritjof Capra, physicist:

    During [these] periods of relaxation after concentrated intellectual activity, the intuitive mind seems to take over and can produce the sudden clarifying insights which give so much joy and delight.

  5. Guillaume Perret:

    In a counter-intuitive way, the market is showing persistent tightness whereas coal demand is falling in most parts of the world, we think the current rally is overshooting, in a similar way as prices overshot on the way down in January 2016. It is not fueled by a genuine increase in demand but rather by a short- to medium-term delay for spare supply capacity to adjust to demand.

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