ˌin.(ˌ)t(y)üˈishən, ˌintəˈwi-, ˌin.tyəˈwi- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English intuycion, from Late Latin intuition-, intuitio, from Latin intuitus (past participle of intueri to look at, contemplate, from in- in (II) + tueri to look at) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at tuition
1.
a. obsolete : the act of looking upon, regarding, examining, or inspecting
b. archaic : the act of contemplating or considering : contemplation , consideration
c. obsolete : a view, regard, or consideration of something as an ulterior goal or acquisition
2.
a. : the act or process of coming to direct knowledge or certainty without reasoning or inferring : immediate cognizance or conviction without rational thought : revelation by insight or innate knowledge : immediate apprehension or cognition
b. : knowledge, perception, or conviction gained by intuition
trusting … to what are called intuitions rather than reasoned conclusions — A.C.Benson
c. : the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without rational thought and inference
d. in Bergsonism : a form of knowing that is akin to instinct or a divining empathy and that gives direct insight into reality as it is in itself and absolutely
e. : quick and ready insight
with one of her quick leaps of intuition she had entered into the other's soul — Edith Wharton
Synonyms: see reason