intuition
See also Intuition
English
Alternative forms
- intuïtion (pedantic)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin intuitio (“a looking at, immediate cognition”), from Latin intueri (“to look at, consider”), from in (“in, on”) + tueri (“to look, watch, guard, see, observe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
intuition (plural intuitions)
- Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.
Derived terms
Translations
immediate cognition without the use of rational processes
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perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty
References
- intuition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- intuition in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911