/ ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv; NAmE -ˈtuː-/ adjective
1.
( of ideas ) obtained by using your feelings rather than by considering the facts :
He had an intuitive sense of what the reader wanted.
2.
( of people ) able to understand sth by using feelings rather than by considering the facts
3.
( of computer software, etc. ) easy to understand and to use
► in·tui·tive·ly adverb :
Intuitively, she knew that he was lying.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (originally used of sight, in the sense accurate, unerring ): from medieval Latin intuitivus , from Latin intueri consider, from in- upon + tueri to look.