Intuitive Meaning
/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjSpontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
adjEasily understood or grasped by intuition.
Sentence Examples
There is a second way to define the Gabriel-Roiter measure which may be more intuitive.
It's simple and intuitive.
I know English on an intuitive level.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The app's design is so ____ that even children can use it without instructions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new software has an ____ interface that makes it very easy for people to learn how to use it.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French intuitif, from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control."
— 2012 January 26, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2012, page 74:
"These impressions [of potential papal candidates], collected from interviews with a variety of church officials and experts, may influence the very intuitive, often unpredictable process the cardinals will use to decide who should lead the world’s largest church."
— 2013 February 16, Laurie Goodstein, “Cardinals Size Up Potential Candidates for New Pope”, in NYTimes.com:
"I'm real intuitive, everyone is, we're just conditioned not to trust it."
— 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 21:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The app's design is so ____ that even children can use it without instructions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new software has an ____ interface that makes it very easy for people to learn how to use it.