Intuitive

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Based on instinct or quick, non-analytical understanding; easy to understand or use.

adjective

Intuitive

Based on instinct or quick, non-analytical understanding; easy to understand or use.

adjective

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Imagine 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.'

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Sounds Like

in-TOO-i-tiv

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Looks Like

Looks like intuition or intuitive (shared root).

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Remember This

Intuit is a well-known software company that developed the popular financial software tools called 'Quicken'.

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Other Forms

intuitionnoun

intuitverb

intuitivelyadverb

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Connect With

innate, instinctive, natural, perceptive, automatic

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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.

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Study Deeper

Examples

Her intuitive sense told her there was more to the story than she had been told.
The new software has a very intuitive interface that users can learn in minutes.

Synonyms

instinctivenaturalinnatespontaneousautomatic

Antonyms

contrivedlearnedanalytical

Etymology

From Latin intueri 'to look at, consider' + suffix -ive; related noun intuition and verb intuit.

Mnemonic

Mnemonic: Inside Your Understanding (in-TU-itive) — intuitive things feel obvious because they come from inside your understanding; you intuit them without step-by-step reasoning.