intuition

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/
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/ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/ · /-t͡ʃuː-/ · /ˌɪn.tuˈɪʃ.ən/ · /ˌɪn.tjuˈɪʃ.ən/

Definition of intuition

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.

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Etymology

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.

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