intuition
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5.5
- noun
- /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən/
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- Sometimes, you just have to listen to your intuition when making difficult choices.
- sensing and intuition
- feeling and intuition
- moral intuition
You know, they have intuition, they have instinct.
- You know, they have intuition, they have instinct.
- But still, why do you hold the intuition that P equals NP?
- And I think people's intuition was off at the time.
- Well, I just think, yes, hunches and intuition, we all have that.
- You give my gut, my intuition, the notion that you ain't no good.
- OK, So if you're a conservative player, my intuition is no.
- And for you as a woman, think about your intuition.
- And I think over time you learn, oh, that's intuition.
- What is the relationship between intuition and our Why so?
Examples
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Chance or intuition, call it what you like.
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What is the relationship between intuition and our Why so?
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So I trust my intuition, I trust myself.
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But but people had an intuition that there was such a thing.
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What does your intuition tell you, Kate?
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Instead, data supported the original intuition that both prevention and treatment had contributed.
Academic text (2013) -
I certainly qualify in terms of knowledge, but intuition is one of my weak points.
Fiction book (1991) -
Where does our intuition and our gut instincts come from?
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Well, I just think, yes, hunches and intuition, we all have that.
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Whether her riddle-solving skill proceeds from study or intuition, it does not bring her success.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
A natural ability to understand or do something
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4.9
A deep clear understanding of how something really is
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4.7
A guess based on a feeling rather than facts
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4.0
The ability to notice and understand things quickly
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6.6
The ability to notice and judge things clearly and wisely
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7.6
A natural feeling that tells you things without using sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste
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9.6
The ability to notice and understand things quickly and clearly
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6.9
Skill in understanding people or situations quickly and using that to your advantage
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8.4
A quiet feeling that someone understands what is happening
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6.6
Being quick to notice small details and other people's feelings
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5.1
A quick sense that something is true without thinking
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7.1
A natural ability to know what to do or say without making mistakes
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6.7
A deep understanding that sees what others do not about people or situations
The ability to know things right away without thinking
A quick understanding you have without thinking
A quick ability to notice and understand things
The ability to notice and understand things quickly
Antonyms
Compounds
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word intuition comes from the Latin verb intueri, which meant 'to look at' and comes from in- meaning 'in' plus a root for 'to look'. Think of intuition as 'inner seeing', a quick, inside knowing that comes without slow thinking.