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Webster 1913 Edition
Intuitive
In-tu′i-tive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
intuitif
.] 1.
Seeing clearly;
as, an
intuitive
view; intuitive
vision.2.
Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning.
Whence the soul
Reason receives, and reason is her being,
Discursive, or
Reason receives, and reason is her being,
Discursive, or
intuitive
. Milton.
3.
Received, reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition;
as,
; – opposed to intuitive
judgment or knowledgedeductive
. Locke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Intuitive
INTU'ITIVE
, a.1.
Perceived by the mind immediately, without the intervention of argument or testimony; exhibiting truth to the mind on bare inspection; as intuitive evidence.2.
Received or obtained by intuition or simple inspection; as intuitive judgment or knowledge.3.
Seeing clearly; as an intuitive view; intuitive vision.4.
Having the power of discovering truth without reasoning; as the intuitive powers of celestial beings.Definition 2024
intuitive
intuitive
English
Adjective
intuitive (comparative more intuitive, superlative most intuitive)
- Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
- 2012 January 1, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 74:
- Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.
- 2013 February 16, Laurie Goodstein, “Cardinals Size Up Potential Candidates for New Pope”, NYTimes.com:
- These impressions [of potential papal candidates], collected from interviews with a variety of church officials and experts, may influence the very intuitive, often unpredictable process the cardinals will use to decide who should lead the world’s largest church.
- The intuitive response turned out to be correct.
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- Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
- Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult.
- Having a marked degree of intuition.
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
automatic, without requiring conscious thought
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Noun
intuitive (plural intuitives)
- One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.