Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intuitive

/ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: in-tu-itive
IPA: /ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.

adj

Easily understood or grasped by intuition.

adj

Having a marked degree of intuition.

noun

One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.

Example Sentences

"The intuitive response turned out to be correct."
"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."
"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."
"Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult."
"I'm real intuitive, everyone is, we're just conditioned not to trust it."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: intuitif, intuitivus, intueri

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/
British English: /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/

Inflected Forms

more intuitive (comparative) most intuitive (superlative) intuitives (plural)

Derived Forms

contraintuitive intuitively intuitiveness intuitivism intuitivist intuitivity

Phrases

intuitive eating

Frequently Paired Words

intuition intuit

Synonyms

nonrational visceral

Antonyms

unintuitive nonintuitive counterintuitive

Questions

How do you pronounce intuitive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/.
What does intuitive mean?: Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
Where does intuitive come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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