[in.tu.i.tion] n [ME intuycyon, fr. LL intuition-, intuitio act of contemplating, fr. L intueri to look at, contemplate, fr. in- + tueri to look at] (15c) 1: quick and ready insight
2. a: immediate apprehension or cognition b: knowledge or conviction gained by intuition c: the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference -- in.tu.i.tion.al adj