intuition

Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.tuˈɪʃ.ən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
  2. noun an impression that something might be the case

Etymology

From Middle French intuition, from Medieval Latin intuitiō (“a looking at, immediate cognition”), from Latin intueor (“to look at, consider”), from in- (“in, on”) + tueor (“to look, watch, guard, see, observe”). Equivalent to intuit + -ion.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
basic cognitive process
Narrower (hyponyms)
gnosis, insight, feeling, immediacy, inspiration

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