intuitive

1. 1.

   spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency

   “an intuitive revulsion”

   Similarspontaneous
2. 2.

   obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

   Synonymsnonrationalvisceral

   Similarillogical

Questions about intuitive

What does intuitive mean?

intuitive means "spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in intuitive?

intuitive has 4 syllables: in-tu-i-tive. The stress falls on "tu". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈtuətɪv/.

What is another word for intuitive?

Close synonyms include nonrational, visceral. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is intuitive a common word?

intuitive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.