Intuition
Intuition , noun
[Latin intuitus, past participle of intueri to look on; in- in, on + tueri: compare French intuition. See Tuition.]
1.
A looking after; a regard to. [Obsolete]
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 intuition.
4.
Any quick insight, recognized immediately without a reasoning process; a belief arrived at unconsciously; -- often it is based on extensive experience of a subject.
5.
The ability to have insight into a matter without conscious thought; as, his chemical intuition allowed him to predict compound conformations without any conscious calculation; a mother's intuition often tells her what is best for her child.