Definitions for intuition
ˌɪn tuˈɪʃ ən, -tyu-in·tu·ition

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

1. intuitionnoun

   instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)

2. intuition, hunch, suspicionnoun

   an impression that something might be the case

   "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"

GCIDERate this definition:3.1 / 8 votes

1. Intuitionnoun

   Any quick insight, recognized immediately without a reasoning process; a belief arrived at unconsciously; -- often it is based on extensive experience of a subject.

2. Intuitionnoun

   The ability to have insight into a matter without conscious thought; as, his chemical intuition allowed him to predict compound conformations without any conscious calculation; a mother's intuition often tells her what is best for her child.

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

1. intuitionnoun

   Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.

2. intuitionnoun

   A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.

3. Etymology: From intuitio, from intueri, from in + tueri.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intuitionnoun

   Etymology: intuitus, intueor, Latin.

   1. Sight of any thing. Used commonly of mental view; immediate knowledge.

   At our rate of judging, St. Paul had surely passed for a most malicious persecutor; whereas God saw he did it ignorantly in unbelief, and upon that intuition had mercy on him. Government of the Tongue.

   The truth of these propositions we know by a bare simple intuition of the ideas, and such propositions are called self-evident. John Locke.

   2. Knowledge not obtained by deduction of reason, but instantaneously accompanying the ideas which are its object.

   All knowledge of causes is deductive; for we know none by simple intuition, but through the mediation of their effects; for the causality itself is insensible. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.

   Discourse was then almost as quick as intuition. South.

   He their single virtues did survey,
   By intuition in his own large breast. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Intuition

   Intuition is the ability to acquire knowledge without recourse to conscious reasoning. Different writers give the word "intuition" a great variety of different meanings, ranging from direct access to unconscious knowledge, unconscious cognition, inner sensing, inner insight to unconscious pattern-recognition and the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.The word intuition comes from the Latin verb intueri translated as "consider" or from the late middle English word intuit, "to contemplate".

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intuition

   Intuition refers to the ability to understand or realize something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning or evidence. It's a gut feeling or instinct that guides decision-making or problem-solving, often based on personal experience, innate understanding, and subconscious information processing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Intuitionnoun

   a looking after; a regard to

2. Intuitionnoun

   direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from "mediate" knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension

3. Intuitionnoun

   any object or truth discerned by direct cognition; especially, a first or primary truth

4. Etymology: [L. intuitus, p. p. of intueri to look on; in- in, on + tueri: cf. F. intuition. See Tuition.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Intuition

   Intuition is the ability to acquire knowledge without inference and/or the use of reason. "The word 'intuition' comes from the Latin word 'intueri' which is usually translated as 'to look inside' or 'to contemplate'." Intuition provides us with beliefs that we cannot justify in every case. For this reason, it has been the subject of study in psychology, as well as a topic of interest in the supernatural. The "right brain" is popularly associated with intuitive processes such as aesthetic abilities. Some scientists have contended that intuition is associated with innovation in scientific discovery. Intuition is also a common subject of New Age writings.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Intuition

   in-tū-ish′un, n. the power of the mind by which it immediately perceives the truth of things without reasoning or analysis: a truth so perceived, immediate knowledge in contrast with mediate.—v.t. and v.i. In′tuit, to know intuitively.—adj. Intuit′ional.—ns. Intuit′ionalism, the doctrine that the perception of truth is by intuition; Intuit′ionalist.—adj. Intū′itive, perceived or perceiving by intuition: received or known by simple inspection.—adv. Intū′itively.—n. Intū′itivism. [L. in, into or upon, tuēri, tuitus, to look.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. Intuition

   a name given to immediate knowledge, as distinct from mediate or inferential knowledge, and which is matter of consciousness or direct perception.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Intuition

   Knowing or understanding without conscious use of reasoning. (Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 1994)

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. INTUITION

   A fictitious quality in females--really Suspicion.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. intuition

   To feel, know and understand through the conscience, consciousness, mind, senses, spirit, soul and subconscious.

   Her intuition is always accurate and she feels a dignified and humble sense of confidence.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 18, 2020  

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1. intuition

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of intuition in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of intuition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of intuition in a Sentence

1. Jeff Bezos-owned Post:

   Ultimately the decision will be made with intuition after gathering and studying a lot of data — for a decision like that, as far as I know, the best way to make it is you collect as much data as you can, you immerse yourself in that data but then you make the decision with your heart.

2. Purvi Raniga:

   Our internal intuition has the power to give the best guidance to walk on path of life.

3. RJ Intindola:

   Intuition is like a compass that guides your decision-making process when answers are not readily available.

4. Sipho P Nkosi:

   Believe in yourself, trust in your intuition and in front of all eyes be humble.

5. John Kord Lagemann:

   Intuition isn't the enemy, but the ally, of reason.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=intuition
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=intuition
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intuition
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=intuition
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intuition
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intuition
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=intuition
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=intuition
10. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Intuition
11. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=intuition