different between nosy vs intuitive

English

Alternative forms

• nosey

Etymology

From nose +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n??zi?/
• (US) enPR: n?'-z?, IPA^(key): /?no?zi/

Adjective

nosy (comparative more nosy, superlative most nosy)

1. Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.

   They built tall fences, yet the nosy neighbors always seemed to know everything about them.

2. Having a large or elongated nose.

Synonyms

• interfering
• kibitzing
• meddlesome

Translations

Noun

nosy (plural nosies)

1. (Britain, slang) A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.

   I might wander down to the construction site for a nosy at what they're building.

Anagrams

• Sony, Yons, noys, sony, syno, syon

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?nos?]

Noun

nosy

1. nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of nos

Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa. Compare Malay nusa.

Pronunciation

Noun

nosy

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?.s?/

Noun

nosy m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of nos

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