English Explanatory Dictionary

intuition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
  2. A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/ /-t͡ʃuː-/ /ˌɪn.tuˈɪʃ.ən/ /ˌɪn.tjuˈɪʃ.ən/ en-us-intuition.ogg

Word forms

intuition intuitions intuïtion

Etymology

From Middle French intuition, from Medieval Latin intuitiō (“a looking at, immediate cognition”), from Latin intueor (“to look at, consider”), from in- (“in, on”) + tueor (“to look, watch, guard, see, observe”). Equivalent to intuit + -ion.

Related words

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Derived words

counterintuition Gettier intuition intuit intuitional intuitionism intuitionist intuitionistic intuitionless intuition line intuition pump intuitive line of intuition twintuition
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