different between inherent vs intuitive

English

Alternative forms

• inhærent (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin inhaerentem, accusative singular of inhaer?ns, present active participle of inhaere? (“I am closely connected with; adhere to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?h????nt/, /?n?h???nt/

Adjective

inherent (not comparable)

1. Naturally as part or consequence of something.

   Synonyms: inbuilt, ingrained, intrinsic; see also Thesaurus:intrinsic

   Antonyms: extrinsic; see also Thesaurus:extrinsic

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with inherit.

Derived terms

• inherent vice
• inherently

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• inherent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• inherent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inhaer?ns.

Adjective

inherent (masculine and feminine plural inherents)

1. inherent

Derived terms

• inherentment

Further reading

• “inherent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inherent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “inherent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “inherent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intuitif, from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?tju??t?v/

Adjective

intuitive (comparative more intuitive, superlative most intuitive)

1. Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
   • 2013 February 16, Laurie Goodstein, “Cardinals Size Up Potential Candidates for New Pope”, NYTimes.com:

     These impressions [of potential papal candidates], collected from interviews with a variety of church officials and experts, may influence the very intuitive, often unpredictable process the cardinals will use to decide who should lead the world’s largest church.

   The intuitive response turned out to be correct.

2. Easily understood or grasped by intuition.

   Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult.

3. Having a marked degree of intuition.

Antonyms

• unintuitive
• nonintuitive
• counterintuitive

Related terms

• intuition
• intuit

Translations

Noun

intuitive (plural intuitives)

1. One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.

French

Adjective

intuitive

1. feminine singular of intuitif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

intuitive

1. inflection of intuitiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

intuitive

1. feminine plural of intuitivo

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

intuitive

1. definite singular of intuitiv
2. plural of intuitiv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

intuitive

1. definite singular of intuitiv
2. plural of intuitiv