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intuitive

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/
  • UK: [ɪnˈt͡ʃuːɪtɪv]
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, US: /ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/
  • Canada, US: [ɪnˈt(j)uɪɾɪv]
  • Canada, US: [ɪnˈt͡ʃuɪɾɪv]
  • Maryland Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Dutch: intuïtief — easily understood
  • Estonian: intuitiivne — easily understood
  • Finnish: helppokäyttöinen — easily understood
  • Finnish: helppo ymmärtää — easily understood
  • Finnish: helppo oppia — easily understood
  • German: intuitiv — easily understood
  • Greek: ευκολονόητος (efkolonóitos) — easily understood
  • Greek: αυτονόητος (aftonóitos) — easily understood
  • Korean: 직관적 (jikgwanjeok) — easily understood
  • Persian: شهودی (šohudi) — easily understood
  • Swedish: intuitiv — easily understood
  • Turkish: anlaşılır — easily understood
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