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counterintuitive

/ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-in-tu-itive
IPA
/ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Contrary to intuition or common sense.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From counter- + intuitive. Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1955 as “counter-intuitive”.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/
  • British English: /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/

Inflected Forms

more counterintuitive (comparative) most counterintuitive (superlative) counter-intuitive (alternative)

Derived Forms

counterintuitively counterintuitiveness counterintuitivity

Frequently Paired Words

counterintuition

Antonyms

intuitive

Questions

How do you pronounce counterintuitive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/.
What does counterintuitive mean?
Contrary to intuition or common sense.
Where does counterintuitive come from?
From counter- + intuitive. Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1955 as “counter-intuitive”.

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