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As an adjective, intuitive means spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought. As a noun, it means one who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.
Meanings of intuitive
6 meaningsadjective
Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
“The intuitive response turned out to be correct.”
Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
“Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult.”
Having a marked degree of intuition.
Spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
“an intuitive revulsion”
Obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
Similar: nonrational, visceral
noun
One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).