different between intuitive vs unaware

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

English

Etymology

un- +? aware

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n??w??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??n??w??/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /??n??we??/
• Rhymes: -??(r)

Adjective

unaware (comparative more unaware, superlative most unaware)

1. Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge.

   I'm unaware of the answer to that question.

   Luckily, she was unaware that I'd spent the last five years in prison.

   • 1989, Journal of contemporary psychotherapy, Volume 19

     The more unaware the self is of other selves, that is, the more complete the splits, the greater the degree of schizoid pathology.

2. Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.
   • 1716, Jonathan Swift, Phyllis, or the Progress of Love

     Or on the mat devoutly kneeling,
     Would lift her eyes up to the ceiling,
     And heave her bosom unaware
     For neighbouring beaux to see it bare.

Synonyms

• (not aware or informed; lacking knowledge): clueless

Derived terms

• unawares adverb

See also

• unware

Translations