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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIntuition
/ˌɪn.tjuˈɪʃ.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.
"Her intuition told her that something was wrong, even though she had no evidence." - 2
A thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning.
"He had an intuition that the project would succeed despite the challenges."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'intuition' originates from the Latin 'intuitio', meaning 'to look at' or 'to consider'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 14th century, reflecting a shift from a focus on visual perception to a deeper understanding or insight without the need for conscious reasoning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Intuition" is said worldwide
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Intuition
Transliteration: ɛ̃.ty.sjɔ̃
"Son intuition lui a dit que quelque chose n'allait pas."
Intuition
Transliteration: ɪntuˈiːt͡si̯oːn
"Ihre Intuition sagte ihr, dass etwas nicht stimmte."
Intuizione
Transliteration: in.twi.t͡sjo.ne
"La sua intuizione le ha detto che qualcosa non andava."
Intuición
Transliteration: in.twiˈsi.on
"Su intuición le dijo que algo no estaba bien."
Intuição
Transliteration: ĩ.tu.iˈsɐ̃w
"A sua intuição disse-lhe que algo estava errado."
अंतर्ज्ञान
Transliteration: Antarjñān
"उसका अंतर्ज्ञान उसे बता रहा था कि कुछ गलत है।"
直觉
Transliteration: zhí jué
"她的直觉告诉她有些事情不对劲。"
직관
Transliteration: jik-gwan
"그녀의 직관은 뭔가 잘못되었다고 말해주었다."
直感
Transliteration: chokkan
"彼女の直感は何かが間違っていると告げていた。"
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