intuitive
/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv
/adjective
1Using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive: his intuitive understanding of the readers' real needs...
- They may symbolise our more intuitive and instinctive parts or serve as messengers for the unconscious.
- It is an intuitive and instinctive art that does not need school tutoring.
- In fact, I think it is partly based on an intuitive phenomenon, which any theory of consciousness has to accommodate.
Synonyms
instinctive, intuitional, instinctual;
innate, inborn, inherent, untaught, unlearned, natural, congenital, inbuilt, built-in, ingrown;
automatic, unconscious, subconscious, involuntary, spontaneous, impulsive, unthinking
informal gut
1.1(Chiefly of computer software) easy to use and understand.It has an easy to use, intuitive user interface and state of the art design tools....
- The software is very intuitive to use, even for people who are not used to making music on a computer.
- Once you start printing there's an intuitive piece of software to help you change the printer's settings for each print job.
Derivatives
intuitiveness
/ noun ...- She stands toe to toe with her male counterparts and brings to the boardroom all the intuitiveness and multi-tasking abilities she is reputed for, inevitably impacting the quality of decision-making.
- Parenting, mothering in particular, requires a subtle intuitiveness for which there can never be adequate preparation in any job.
- One applies the topical adhesive with the same intuitiveness as drawing on a tablet.
Origin
Late 15th century (originally used of sight, in the sense 'accurate, unerring'): from medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri (see intuit).