counterintuitive C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #51284 Meanings 1 adj Contrary to intuition or common sense. With the students who worked on drafts in class, a number of aspects of lexicography proved challenging and counterintuitive. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites intuitive Etymology From counter- + intuitive. Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1955 as “counter-intuitive”. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # counterintuitive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 51284 ## Meanings 1. Contrary to intuition or common sense. ## Examples - With the students who worked on drafts in class, a number of aspects of lexicography proved challenging and counterintuitive. ## Antonyms - intuitive ## Etymology From counter- + intuitive. Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1955 as “counter-intuitive”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown