intuition

CEFRB2

/ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An understanding of something without conscious reasoning.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.

Examples

  • By intuition he knew she was lying.

  • Woman's intuition is clearly a valuable trait.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /-t͡ʃuː-/
  • /ˌɪn.tuˈɪʃ.ən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.

More examples

In context

  • We put too much faith in our intuition.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French intuition, from Medieval Latin intuitiō (“a looking at, immediate cognition”), from Latin intueor (“to look at, consider”), from in- (“in, on”) + tueor (“to look, watch, guard, see, observe”). Equivalent to intuit + -ion.