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INTUITIVE
intuitive, nonrational, visceral
(adjective) obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
intuitive
(adjective) spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency; “an intuitive revulsion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
intuitive (comparative more intuitive, superlative most intuitive)
Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
Having a marked degree of intuition.
Antonyms
• unintuitive
• nonintuitive
• counterintuitive
Noun
intuitive (plural intuitives)
One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.
Source: Wiktionary
In*tu"i*tive, a. Etym: [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 intuitive. Milton.
3. Received. reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition; as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; -- opposed to deductive. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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