Intuitive — In*tu i*tive, a. [Cf. F. intuitif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision. [1913 Webster] 2. Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning. [1913 Webster] Whence the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intuitive — [in to͞o′i tiv, intyo͞o′i tiv] adj. [ML intuitivus < L intuitus] 1. having to do with intuition 2. having, or perceiving by, intuition 3. that is or can be perceived by intuition [an intuitive truth] intuitively adv. intuitiveness n … English World dictionary
intuitive — index acute, innate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
intuitive — (adj.) 1640s, from M.Fr. intuitif or directly from M.L. intuitivus, from intuit , pp. stem of intueri look at, consider (see INTUITION (Cf. intuition)). Related: Intuitively; intuitiveness … Etymology dictionary
intuitive — instinctive Analogous words: immediate, *direct Antonyms: ratiocinative Contrasted words: inferential (see under INFERENCE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
intuitive — [adj] instinctive automatic, direct, emotional, habitual, immediate, inherent, innate, instinctual, involuntary, natural, perceptive, spontaneous, understood, unreflecting, untaught, visceral; concept 402 Ant. calculated, meditated, reasoned,… … New thesaurus
intuitive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) instinctive. 2) (chiefly of computer software) easy to use and understand. DERIVATIVES intuitively adverb intuitiveness noun … English terms dictionary
intuitive — adjective Date: circa 1645 1. a. known or perceived by intuition ; directly apprehended < had an intuitive awareness of his sister s feelings > b. knowable by intuition < intuitive truths > c. based on or agreeing with intuition < intuitive… … New Collegiate Dictionary
intuitive — ● intuitif, intuitive adjectif (de intuition) Qui procède par intuition ; que l on a par intuition : Connaissance intuitive. ● intuitif, intuitive (synonymes) adjectif (de intuition) Qui procède par intuition ; que l on a par intuition Contraires … Encyclopédie Universelle
intuitive — in|tu|i|tive [ ın tuıtıv ] adjective 1. ) based on your feelings instead of on facts or evidence: an intuitive guess/judgment/understanding a ) capable of basing decisions, actions, etc. on feelings instead of on facts or evidence: His… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
