intuitive

Adjective
Synonyms: nonrationalvisceral

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency“an intuitive revulsion”
  2. obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observationSynonyms: nonrationalvisceral
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Intuitive \In*tu"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. intuitif.] [1913 Webster]

1.Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision. [1913 Webster]

2.Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning. [1913 Webster]

Whence the soul Reason receives, and reason is her being, Discursive, or intuitive.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

3.Received, reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition; as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; -- opposed to deductive. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

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