Intuitive
Based on instinct or quick, non-analytical understanding; easy to understand or use.
adjectiveIntuitive
Based on instinct or quick, non-analytical understanding; easy to understand or use.
adjectiveImagine This
A lifeguard leaps into a dive to save a drowning swimmer in a swimming pool. News reporters question him afterwards, 'What were you thinking at that moment you saw the drowning swimmer?' The lifeguard replied, 'Nothing, really. It was intuitive for me to leap into a dive to save the swimmer. Anyway, I was trained to do that.'
Sounds Like
in-TOO-i-tiv
Looks Like
Looks like intuition or intuitive (shared root).
Remember This
Intuit is a well-known software company that developed the popular financial software tools called 'Quicken'.
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innate, instinctive, natural, perceptive, automatic
Note
Intuitive describes ease of use or immediate understanding. It does not mean magical insight or guaranteed accuracy. Distinguish it from intellectual or logical reasoning; intuition is a non-deliberate understanding.