ə̇n.ˈt(y)üəd.iv, -üət] adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intuitus (past participle of intueri to look at, contemplate) + -ivus -ive
1. : knowing or perceiving by intuition : capable of knowing by direct insight or cognition
the intuitive faculty
an intuitive power
2.
a. : acquired, known, arrived at, or perceived by intuition
an intuitive awareness of another's feelings
an intuitive understanding of the parallelogram of forces — S.F.Mason
an intuitive conviction
: known immediately or without the use of inference : directly apprehended
intuitive knowledge
intuitive truths
— contrasted with discursive ; compare innate
b. : knowable by intuition
c. : made by intuition or private judgment
the intuitive estimates of individuals — H.J.Morgenthau
3. : possessing or using intuition or gifted with marked insight
an intuitive poet
an intuitive mind
he was not a systematic critic, but was purely intuitive — F.A.Swinnerton
4. : intuitionist II
• in·tu·i·tive·ly ]ə̇vlē, -li adverb
• in·tu·i·tive·ness ]ivnə̇s\ noun -es