intuition
[noun]
Synonyms: instinct, hunch, insight, perception, presentiment, sixth sense

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Antonyms: ratiocination
Related Words: second sight, sixth sense

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧tu‧i‧tion /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃən $ -tu-, -tju-/ noun
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: intuitio, from Latin intueri 'to look at, think about']

1. [uncountable] the ability to understand or know something because of a feeling rather than by considering the facts Synonym : instinct:
feminine intuition
Intuition told her it was unwise to argue.

2. [countable] an idea about what is true in a particular situation based on a feeling rather than facts
intuition (that)
He had an intuition there was trouble brewing.
We should trust our intuitions.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

intuition
noun
ADJ. feminine, women's Her feminine intuition told her that he was unhappy.
QUANT. flash It came upon him in a flash of intuition.
VERB + INTUITION have She had an intuition that her mother wasn't very well.
rely on, trust, use She learned to trust her intuitions about other people's motives.
INTUITION + VERB suggest sth, tell sb sth Intuition told me we were going in the wrong direction.
PREP. by ~ By intuition, he sensed what was wrong.
~ about an intuition about where to find wild strawberries
~ behind the intuition behind her theory

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