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intuitive

  • /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ UK
  • [ɪnˈt͡ʃuːɪtɪv] UK
  • /ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/ Canada, US
  • [ɪnˈt(j)uɪɾɪv] Canada, US
  • [ɪnˈt͡ʃuɪɾɪv] Canada, US

Where it comes from

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

adjective more intuitive · most intuitive

  1. Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought. The intuitive response turned out to be correct.
  2. Easily understood or grasped by intuition. Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult.
  3. Having a marked degree of intuition. I'm real intuitive, everyone is, we're just conditioned not to trust it.

Opposite: unintuitive, nonintuitive, counterintuitive

noun intuitives

  1. One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: illogical, unlogical, natural, nonrational, visceral, glandular, straightforward, simple, instinctive, insightful, perceptive, astute, logical, discoverable, visual, user-friendly

adjective

Opposite: unintuitive, nonintuitive, counterintuitive

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adj automatic, without requiring conscious thought

Españolintuitivo
日本語直感的 chokkanteki
中文直覺的 /直觉的 zhíjué de
Portuguêsintuitivo
Françaisintuitif
Deutschintuitiv
Italianointuitivo
Ελληνικάδιαισθητικός diaisthitikós
Русскийинтуити́вный intuitívnyj
العربيةبَدِيهِيّ badīhiyy
עבריתאינטואיטיבי

adj easily understood

한국어직관적 jikgwanjeok
Deutschintuitiv
Ελληνικάευκολονόητος efkolonóitos, αυτονόητος aftonóitos

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@misc{intuitive_2026,
  title = {intuitive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intuitive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}