Definition

Adjective: Relating to, based on, or derived from intuition — the ability to understand something immediately without conscious reasoning or logical analysis.

Usage Examples

• (Her choice came from a gut feeling, not from data.)
• (The art seems guided by instinct rather than deliberate planning.)
• (Knowledge obtained by direct insight, not observation.)

Advanced Usage

• "Intuitional judgment": a decision or assessment made through intuition.

  • The detective's intuitional judgment led him to the correct suspect. (His instinctive insight pointed him in the right direction.)

• "Intuitional approach": a method that relies on intuitive rather than analytical thinking.

  • Some teachers prefer an intuitional approach to problem-solving, encouraging students to trust their first impressions. (A teaching style emphasising gut feelings over step-by-step logic.)

Variants and Related Words

• Intuition (n): the faculty of knowing or understanding something without rational thought.

  • She had an intuition that something was wrong. (A sudden, unexplainable feeling.)

• Intuitive (adj): using or based on intuition; easily understood or learned.

  • The software has an intuitive interface. (Easy to use without instructions.)

• Intuit (v): to understand or know something through intuition.

  • He could intuit her mood from her tone of voice. (He sensed it without being told.)

Synonyms

• Instinctive: based on natural or innate impulse, not learned.
• Non-rational: not based on logical reasoning.
• Gut: (informal) relating to a deep, instinctive feeling.

Related Idioms

• A gut feeling: a strong intuitive sense about something.

  • I have a gut feeling that this plan will work. (An intuition, not a reasoned conclusion.)

• By instinct: acting based on natural impulse rather than thought.

  • She knew by instinct that he was lying. (Her intuition told her immediately.)