intuition

[In`tu*i·tion]

If you know the definition of this noun by quick insight without relying on reason, you know what intuition means!

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A looking after; a regard to.

Noun
instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)

Noun
an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"


n.
A looking after; a regard to.

n.
Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from "mediate" knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension.

n.
Any object or truth discerned by direct cognition; especially, a first or primary truth.


Intuition

In`tu*i"tion , n. [L. intuitus, p. p. of intueri to look on; in- in, on + tueri: cf. F. intuition. See Tuition.] 1. A looking after; a regard to. [Obs.]
What, no reflection on a reward! He might have an intuition at it, as the encouragement, though not the cause, of his pains.
2. Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from "mediate" knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension.
Sagacity and a nameless something more, -- let us call it intuition.
3. Any object or truth discerned by direct cognition; especially, a first or primary truth.

A looking after; a regard to.

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Usage Examples

The only justice is to follow the sincere intuition of the soul, angry or gentle. Anger is just, and pity is just, but judgement is never just.

Sex and beauty are inseparable, like life and consciousness. And the intelligence which goes with sex and beauty, and arises out of sex and beauty, is intuition.

My dad's a beautiful man, but like a lot of Mexican men, or men in general, a lot of men have a problem with the balance of masculinity and femininity - intuition and compassion and tenderness - and get overboard with the macho thing. It took him a while to become more, I would say, conscious, evolved.

Good design begins with honesty, asks tough questions, comes from collaboration and from trusting your intuition.

Intuition is the very force or activity of the soul in its experience through whatever has been the experience of the soul itself.

Faith is a passionate intuition.

God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met.

The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.

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Other Usage Examples

A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.

Intuition and concepts constitute... the elements of all our knowledge, so that neither concepts without an intuition in some way corresponding to them, nor intuition without concepts, can yield knowledge.

Intuition does not in itself amount to knowledge, yet cannot be disregarded by philosophers and psychologists.

I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition and the qualities that make people feel safe and cared for.

Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation.

It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner.

It more or less has the shape of a love song, but 'Crescent Moon' reflects more my longing for an ancient romantic context that includes wild animals, fire, danger of death, stellar navigation, and seasonal intuition.

It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.

Intuition becomes increasingly valuable in the new information society precisely because there is so much data.

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