Origin: 1400-1500 Late Latin intuitio, from Latin intueri to look at, think about
1[uncountable] the ability to understand or know something by using your feelings rather than by carefully considering the factsSYN instinct: women’s intuition Much of what doctors do is based on intuition.2[countable] an idea about what is true in a particular situation, based on strong feelings rather than facts: People had an intuition that something was not right. [Origin: 1400–1500 Late Latin intuitio, from Latin intueri to look at, think about]