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intuition
[in-too-ish-uhn, -tyoo-]
noun
direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension.
a fact, truth, etc., perceived in this way.
a keen and quick insight.
the quality or ability of having such direct perception or quick insight.
Philosophy.
an immediate cognition of an object not inferred or determined by a previous cognition of the same object.
any object or truth so discerned.
pure, untaught, noninferential knowledge.
Linguistics.the ability of the native speaker to make linguistic judgments, as of the grammaticality, ambiguity, equivalence, or nonequivalence of sentences, deriving from the speaker's native-language competence.
intuition
/ ˌɪԳʊˈɪʃə /
noun
knowledge or belief obtained neither by reason nor by perception
instinctive knowledge or belief
a hunch or unjustified belief
philosophy immediate knowledge of a proposition or object such as Kant's account of our knowledge of sensible objects
the supposed faculty or process by which we obtain any of these
Other 51Թ Forms
- intuitionless adjective
- ˌԳٳˈپDzԲ adjective
- ˌԳٳˈپDzԲly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intuition1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intuition1
Example Sentences
"It was his intuition, I didn't say anything to him," said Inter boss Simone Inzaghi with a smile after the match.
The behind-the-scenes story with CBS involved a truckload of intuition and a bit of insubordination, resulting in one of the great moments in televised sports.
The average American voter gropes and searches their way through political questions, seeks direction from sources they trust, and is guided by emotion and intuition.
But here, buoyed by the well-stocked cupboard, I could trust my senses of smell and taste, the recommendations of vendors and a touch of intuition.
Our moral sense is grounded in intuition, not reason, Gray argues, and in perception rather than objective reality.
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