noun

intuition

ihn-tyoo-IHSH-uhn

noun

An immediate understanding or feeling about something without conscious reasoning.

"Her intuition told her something was wrong before anyone said a word."

"Trust your intuition when the numbers don't add up."

How to Use Intuition

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA gut feeling or instinct that guides you without you having to reason it out.

Common pairings

trust your intuition gut intuition a flash of intuition

intuitions plural

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From Medieval Latin intuitiō, "a looking at, immediate cognition," from Latin intueor, "to look at, consider."

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