Agency Dictionary
intuition
nounPronunciation: /ˌɪn.tuˈɪʃ.ən/
In Portuguese: intuição
Psychology & MindWhat does “intuition” mean?
The capacity to understand or know something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning or detailed analysis.
Etymology
From Late Latin intuitio, a looking at, from intueri, to look at or consider (in-, upon, and tueri, to look).
Concept
Source editions
Where this entry comes from in the Agency editorial.
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