intuitive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Latin tueor
Latin intueor
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Medieval Latin intuitivusder.
Middle French intuitifbor.
English intuitive

    Borrowed from Middle French intuitif, from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueor.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/, [ɪnˈt͡ʃuːɪtɪv]
      • Audio (UK):(file)
    • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/, [ɪnˈt(j)uɪɾɪv], [ɪnˈt͡ʃuɪɾɪv]
      • Audio (Maryland); [ɪnˈt͡ʃuɪɾɪv]:(file)

    Adjective

    intuitive (comparative more intuitive, superlative most intuitive)

    1. Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
      The intuitive response turned out to be correct.
      • 2012 January, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, in American Scientist‎[1], volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 8 January 2012, page 74:
        Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.
      • 2013 February 16, Laurie Goodstein, “Cardinals Size Up Potential Candidates for New Pope”, in The New York Times‎[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 August 2025:
        These impressions [of potential papal candidates], collected from interviews with a variety of church officials and experts, may influence the very intuitive, often unpredictable process the cardinals will use to decide who should lead the world’s largest church.
    2. Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
      Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult.
    3. Having a marked degree of intuition.
      • 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 21:
        I'm real intuitive, everyone is, we're just conditioned not to trust it.
      • 2002 April 9, Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel, Sputnik Sweetheart, →ISBN, page 174:
        He’s very intuitive, and I’m sure he’s picked up on how my husband and I don’t get along well.

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    Noun

    intuitive (plural intuitives)

    1. One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.

    French

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɥi.tiv/
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

    Adjective

    intuitive

    1. feminine singular of intuitif

    German

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    intuitive

    1. inflection of intuitiv:
      1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
      2. strong nominative/accusative plural
      3. weak nominative all-gender singular
      4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /in.tu.iˈti.ve/
    • Rhymes: -ive
    • Hyphenation: in‧tu‧i‧tì‧ve

    Adjective

    intuitive

    1. feminine plural of intuitivo

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Adjective

    intuitive

    1. definite singular of intuitiv
    2. plural of intuitiv

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Adjective

    intuitive

    1. definite singular of intuitiv
    2. plural of intuitiv
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