intuition
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- intuïtion (pedantic)
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin intuitio (“a looking at, immediate cognition”), from Latin intueri (“to look at, consider”), from in (“in, on”) + tueri (“to look, watch, guard, see, observe”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
intuition (plural intuitions)
- Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.
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Translations [edit]
immediate cognition without the use of rational processes
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perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty
References [edit]
- intuition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- intuition in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Finnish [edit]
Noun [edit]
intuition
- Genitive singular form of intuitio.
