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intuitive

Syllabification: (in·tu·i·tive)
Pronunciation: /inˈt(y)o͞oitiv/

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Definition of intuitive

adjective

  • using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive:I had an intuitive conviction that there was something unsound in him
  • (chiefly of computer software) easy to use and understand.

Derivatives

intuitively

adverb

intuitiveness

noun

Origin:

late 15th century (originally used of sight, in the sense 'accurate, unerring'): from medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri (see intuit)

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