English Explanatory Dictionary

intuitive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
  2. Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
  3. Having a marked degree of intuition.
noun
  1. One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ [ɪnˈt͡ʃuːɪtɪv] en-GB-intuitive.ogg /ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/ [ɪnˈt(j)uɪɾɪv] [ɪnˈt͡ʃuɪɾɪv] en-us-intuitive.ogg /ɪɳˈʈjuʈɪv/

Word forms

intuitive more intuitive most intuitive intuitives

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intuitif, from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri.

Antonyms

unintuitive nonintuitive counterintuitive

Related words

intuition intuit

Derived words

contraintuitive intuitive eating intuitively intuitiveness intuitivism intuitivist intuitivity
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