An instinct is something you don't need to learn — it happens naturally, without you even thinking about it. Babies cry by instinct, and ducks follow their mother by instinct.
Animals and humans learn a lot of things from other animals and humans. But if there isn't any learning involved, then the behavior is an instinct. Instincts come naturally, like a baby's desire to feed. Some behaviors are a combination of instinct and learned behavior, like language. Others happen without any teaching at all, like the instinct to run when you see a big, hungry looking bear. When you see the word instinct, think natural response.
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instinct
innate aspect of behavior; strong impulse; natural capability or aptitude: He acted on instinct.Not to be confused with:
intuition – knowing without the use of natural processes; acute insight: She had an intuition that her children were in danger.
prescience – knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foresight: He had a prescience that there would be an earthquake.
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in·stinct
(ĭn′stĭngkt′)n.1. An inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli: the spawning instinct in salmon; altruistic instincts in social animals.
3. An innate capability or aptitude: an instinct for tact and diplomacy.
adj.(ĭn-stĭngkt′)1. Deeply filled or imbued: words instinct with love.
[Middle English, from Latin īnstīnctus, impulse, from past participle of īnstinguere, to incite : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + stinguere, to prick; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
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instinct
n1. (Biology) the innate capacity of an animal to respond to a given stimulus in a relatively fixed way
3. a natural and apparently innate aptitude
adjrareb. imbued or infused (with)
[C15: from Latin instinctus roused, from instinguere to incite; compare instigate]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
in•stinct1
(ˈɪn stɪŋkt)n.
1. an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
2. a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency.
3. a natural aptitude or gift: an instinct for making money.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin instinctus prompting, instigation, enthusiasm =*insting(uere) (in-in-2 + *sting(u)ere presumably, to prick; see distinct) + -tus suffix of v. action]
in•stinct2
(ɪnˈstɪŋkt)adj.
filled or infused with some animating principle (usu. fol. by with): instinct with life.
[1530–40; < Latin instinctus excited, roused, inspired, past participle of *insting(u)ere; see instinct1]
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in·stinct
(ĭn′stĭngkt′) An inherited tendency of an organism or species to behave in a certain way that is usually a reaction to something in the environment and that fulfills a basic need. Examples of behaviors that are the result of instinct include nest-building in birds, spawning in fish, and food-gathering in insects.
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instinct
Inherited behavior that is not dependent on experience.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
| Noun | 1. | instinct - inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; 'the spawning instinct in salmon'; 'altruistic instincts in social animals' id - (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity |
| Adj. | 1. | instinct - (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; 'imbued with the spirit of the Reformation'; 'words instinct with love'; 'it is replete with misery' full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; 'a full glass'; 'a sky full of stars'; 'a full life'; 'the auditorium was full to overflowing' |
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instinct
noun1.natural inclination, feeling, urge, talent, tendency, faculty, inclination, intuition, knack, aptitude, predisposition, sixth sense, proclivity, gut reaction(informal), second sightI didn't have a strong maternal instinct.
2.talent, skill, gift, capacity, bent, genius, faculty, knack, aptitudeShe has a natural instinct to perform.
3.intuition, feeling, impulse, gut feeling(informal), sixth senseI should have gone with my first instinct.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
instinct
noun1. An innate capability:aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, knack, talent, turn.
2. The power to discern the true nature of a person or situation:insight, intuition, intuitiveness, penetration, sixth sense.
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instinktpud
ösztön
본능
instinkts
inštinkt
instinkt
içgüdüinsiyaksevkitabii
instinct
A.[ˈɪnstɪŋkt]N → instintom
the instinct for self-preservation → el instinto de conservaciónorsupervivencia
by instinct → por instinto
she had an instinct for attracting the wrong type of man → se las pintabasola para atraer al tipo de hombre que no le convenía
the instinct for self-preservation → el instinto de conservaciónorsupervivencia
by instinct → por instinto
she had an instinct for attracting the wrong type of man → se las pintabasola para atraer al tipo de hombre que no le convenía
B.[ɪnˈstɪŋkt]ADJ (liter) instinct with → lleno de, imbuido de
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
instinct
[ˈɪnstɪŋkt]n(biological) → instinctm
maternal instinct → l'instinct maternel
survival instinct → l'instinct de surviekiller instinct
maternal instinct → l'instinct maternel
survival instinct → l'instinct de surviekiller instinct
(= inclination) → instinctm
All my instincts were against accepting her offer → Tous mes instincts me criaient de décliner l'offre.
My first instinct was to resign → Mon premier instinct fut de démissionner.
All my instincts were against accepting her offer → Tous mes instincts me criaient de décliner l'offre.
My first instinct was to resign → Mon premier instinct fut de démissionner.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
instinct
n → Instinktm; the sex/survival instinct → der Geschlechts-/Überlebenstrieb; by or from instinct → instinktiv; to have an instinct for business, to have a good business instinct → einen ausgeprägtenGeschäftssinnor -instinkt haben; to follow one’s instincts → sich auf seinen Instinktverlassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
instinct
[ˈɪnstɪŋkt]n → istintoby instinct → per istinto, istintivamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
instinct
(ˈinstiŋkt) noun a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught. As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing. instink غَريزَه инстинкт instinto pud, instinkt der Instinkt instinkt ένστικτο, έμφυτη ικανότητα instinto vaist غریزه vaisto instinct חוּש טִבעִי सहज ज्ञान instinkt ösztön naluri, insting eðlishvöt/-ávísun istinto 本能 본능 instinktas instinkts naluri instinctinstinktinstynkt غريزه شعور instinto instinct инстинкт inštinkt nagon instinkt instinkt สัญชาตญาณ içgüdü 本能 інстинкт جبلّت انسانی یا حیوانی khuynh hướng bẩn sinh 本能
inˈstinctive (-tiv) adjective arising from instinct or from a natural ability. Blinking our eyes is an instinctive reaction when something suddenly comes close to them; I couldn't help putting my foot on the brake when I saw the other car coming towards me – it was instinctive. instinktief غَريزي инстинктивен instintivo instinktivní instinktiv instinktiv ενστικτώδηςinstintivo vaistlik غریزی vaistonvarainen instinctif אִינסטִינקטִיבִי स्वाभाविक instinktivan ösztönös naluriah eðlislægur; ósjálfráður istintivo 本能的な 본능적인 instinktyvus instinktīvs; neapzināts naluriah instinctiefinstinktivinstynktowny غريزې instintivo instinctiv инстинктивный inštinktívny nagonski instinktivan instinktiv เกี่ยวกับสัญชาตญาณ içgüdüsel 本能的 інстинктивний, підсвідомий جبلّی theo khuynh hướng bẩn sinh 本能的
inˈstinctively adverb instinktief بصورةٍ غَريزيَّه инстинктивно instintivamente instinktivně instinktiv per instinkt ενστικτωδώςinstintivamente vaistlikult بطور غریزی vaistonvaraisesti instinctivement בְּאוֹפֶן אִינסטִינקטִיבִי सहज रूप से instinktivno ösztönösen secara naluriah ósjálfrátt istintivamente 本能的に 본능적으로 instinktyviai instinktīvi; neapzināti secara naluri instinctiefinstinktivtinstynktownie د غریزی په دوله instintivamente (în mod) instinctiv инстинктивно inštinktívne nagonsko instiktivno instinktivt โดยสัญชาตญาณ içgüdüsel olarak 本能地 інстинктивно, підсвідомо جبلّیت سے một cách bẩm sinh 本能地
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instinct
→ غَرِيزَةٌ instinkt instinktInstinktένστικτοinstinto vaistoinstinct instinktistintoInstinct Dog Food
本能 본능instinctinstinktBasic Instinct
instynktinstintoинстинкт instinkt สัญชาตญาณiçgüdü bản năng本能Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
in·stinct
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Instinctually
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