intuition

Universal Words noun 1 [U] the ability to know sth by using your feelings rather than considering the facts: Intuition told her that he had spoken the truth. * He was guided by intuition and personal judgement. * The answer came to me in a flash of intuition. 2 [C] ~ (that...) an idea or a strong feeling that sth is true although you cannot explain why: I had an intuition that something awful was about to happen.