adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/
UK:[ɪnˈt͡ʃuːɪtɪv]
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Canada, US:/ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/
Canada, US:[ɪnˈt(j)uɪɾɪv]
Canada, US:[ɪnˈt͡ʃuɪɾɪv]
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T UW1 AH0 T IH0 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The intuitive response turned out to be correct.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Having a marked degree of intuition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonrational, visceral
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an intuitive revulsion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French intuitif, from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
інтуіты́ўны
(intuitýwny)
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Belarusian:
інтуіцы́йны
(intuicýjny)
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Bulgarian:
интуитивен
(intuitiven)
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Catalan:
intuïtiu
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Chinese Mandarin:
直覺的 /直觉的
(zhíjué de)
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Czech:
intuitivní
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Dutch:
intuïtief
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Esperanto:
intuicia
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Estonian:
intuitiivne
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Finnish:
intuitiivinen
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Finnish:
vaistonvarainen
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
French:
intuitif
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Galician:
intuitivo
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
German:
intuitiv
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Greek:
διαισθητικός
(diaisthitikós)
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Hebrew:
אינטואיטיבי
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Indonesian:
intuitif
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Italian:
intuitivo
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Japanese:
直感的
(chokkanteki)
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Māori:
ihumanea
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Occitan:
intuïtiu
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Polish:
intuicyjny
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Portuguese:
intuitivo
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Russian:
интуити́вный
(intuitívnyj)
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Spanish:
intuitivo
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Swedish:
intuitiv
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Swedish:
reflexmässig
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Tagalog:
loob-alamin
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Turkish:
sezgili
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Turkish:
sezgisel
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought
Ukrainian:
інтуїти́вний
(intujitývnyj)
— automatic, without requiring conscious thought