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- DictionaryIn·tu·i·tive/inˈto͞oədiv/
adjective
- 1. using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive: "I had an intuitive conviction that there was something unsound in him"
1. : possessing or given to intuition or insight. an intuitive mind. 2. a. : known or perceived by intuition : directly apprehended. had an intuitive awareness of his sister's feelings. b. : knowable by intuition.
able to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof: Good agents are certainly extroverted, but are grounded, rather than intuitive. easy to use or learn without any special knowledge: It has a stunning and intuitive user interface.
perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind. perceived by, resulting from, or involving intuition: intuitive knowledge. Synonyms: natural, inborn, innate. having or possessing intuition: an intuitive person. capable of being perceived or known by intuition.
able to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof: Good agents are certainly extroverted, but are grounded, rather than intuitive. easy to use or learn without any special knowledge: It has a stunning and intuitive user interface.
Intuitive means having the ability to understand or know something without any direct evidence or reasoning process. Psychics are intuitive. So are mothers when they know you're lying.
Synonyms for INTUITIVE: intimate, intrinsic, inherent, intuitional, instinctive, instinctual, innate, spontaneous; Antonyms of INTUITIVE: foreign, unnatural, alien, developed, nonnatural, trained, cultivated.
Definition of intuitive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you have an intuitive idea or feeling about something, you feel that it is true although you have no evidence or proof of it. A positive pregnancy test soon confirmed her intuitive feelings. Synonyms: instinctive, spontaneous, innate, involuntary More Synonyms of intuitive.
1. a. : the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference. b. : immediate apprehension or cognition. c. : knowledge or conviction gained by intuition. 2. : quick and ready insight.
an ability to understand or know something without needing to think about it or use reason to discover it, or a feeling that shows this ability: [ U ] You should trust your intuition in making your decision. [ C ] Hank’s intuitions were right.
