Intuition

Intuition is the ability to understand something immediately, without conscious reasoning; a gut feeling or quick, nonrational insight.

noun

Intuition

Intuition is the ability to understand something immediately, without conscious reasoning; a gut feeling or quick, nonrational insight.

noun

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Imagine This

Imagine you’re facing a difficult puzzle. Instead of solving it step by step, you suddenly know which path to take, and when you try it, it works.

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Sounds Like

in-TOO-ih-shuhn

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Looks Like

intuit

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Remember This

Intuition is a fast, automatic process based on experience and pattern recognition. It complements, rather than replaces, deliberate reasoning.

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Other Forms

intuitiveadjective

intuitverb

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Connect With

instinct, hunch, insight, perception, discernment

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Note

Intuition can be biased or faulty; use it as a guide to explore possibilities, but verify with evidence and careful analysis in important decisions.

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Study Deeper

Examples

Her intuition told her to trust the uneasy feeling she had about the deal.
The detective relied on intuition to suspect the real culprit before the evidence emerged.

Synonyms

instincthunchinsightperceptiondiscernment

Antonyms

rationalitylogicdeliberation

Etymology

From Latin intuitio, from intueri 'to look at, consider'. The term denotes looking inward or perceiving immediately without step-by-step reasoning.

Mnemonic

Mnemonic: IN + TUITION — inside you, there is a quick, unofficial lesson guiding you.

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