in·tu·i·tion

- noun
1. direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension.
2. a fact, truth, etc., perceived in this way.
3. a keen and quick insight.
4. the quality or ability of having such direct perception or quick insight.
5. a. an immediate cognition of an object not inferred or determined by a previous cognition of the same object.
b. any object or truth so discerned.
c. pure, untaught, noninferential knowledge.
6. the ability of the native speaker to make linguistic judgments, as of the grammaticality, ambiguity, equivalence, or nonequivalence of sentences, deriving from the speaker's native-language competence.

at·ten·tion

–noun
1. the act or faculty of attending, esp. by directing the mind to an object.
2. a. a concentration of the mind on a single object or thought, esp. one preferentially selected from a complex, with a view to limiting or clarifying receptivity by narrowing the range of stimuli.
b. a state of consciousness characterized by such concentration.
c. a capacity to maintain selective or sustained concentration.
3. observant care; consideration.
4. notice or awareness.
5. an erect position with eyes to the front, arms to the sides, and heels together.

in·ten·tion

– noun
1. an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
2. the end or object intended; purpose.
3. a. purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct.
b. purpose or attitude with respect to marriage.
4. the act or fact of intending.
5. a. Also called first intention, primary intention. reference by signs, concepts, etc., to concrete things, their properties, classes, or the relationships among them.
b. Also called second intention, secondary intention. reference to properties, classes, or the relationships among first intentions.
6. meaning or significance.