| instinct | A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct | en |
| instinct | inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals | en |
| instinct | To impress, as an animating power, or instinct | en |
| instinct | An inherited pattern of behavior common to members of a particular species | en |
| instinct | the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without thought of improvement in the method | en |
| instinct | Specif | en |
| instinct | An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought | en |
| instinct | A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour | en |
| instinct | Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life | en |
| instinct | Natural inward impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or unreasoning prompting to any mode of action, whether bodily, or mental, without a distinct apprehension of the end or object to be accomplished | en |
| instinct | Behaviours which do not need to be learned They help an animal survive | en |
| instinct | a complex and specific response by an organism to an environmental stimuli that is largely hereditary and unalterable, does not involve reason, and has as its goal the removal of a "somatic" (inst note: physical, relating to the body) tension also, Behavior that is mediated by reactions below the conscious level | en |
| instinct | Instinct is a feeling that you have that something is the case, rather than an opinion or idea based on facts. He seems so honest and genuine and my every instinct says he's not. = intuition. a natural tendency to behave in a particular way or a natural ability to know something, which is not learned intuition instinct for (instinctus, from instinguere ). Involuntary response by an animal, resulting in a predictable and relatively fixed behaviour pattern. Instinctive behaviour is an inherited mechanism that serves to promote the survival of an animal or species. It is most apparent in fighting and sexual activity. The simplest form is the reflex. All animals have instinct, but, in general, the higher the animal form, the more flexible the behaviour. Among mammals, learned behaviour often prevails over instinctive behaviour | en |
| instinct | If it is your instinct to do something, you feel that it is right to do it. I should've gone with my first instinct, which was not to do the interview | en |
| instinct | If you have an instinct for something, you are naturally good at it or able to do it. Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land = aptitude | en |
| instinct | Instinct is the natural tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a particular way. I didn't have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers He always knew what time it was, as if by instinct | en |
| instinct | inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals" | en |
| instinct | (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery" | en |
| instinct | Unlearned response provided by the ego in order to maintain illusion | en |
| instinct | An innately determined behavior that is specific to a certain species and appears in the same form in all members of the species | en |
| instinct | Genus: Knowledge Differentia: Automatic and innate, prescribing actions required for survival Comment: Instincts are not actually a form of knowledge, although the effect is the same Knowledge is the product of a mental process Instincts bypass this entirely | en |
| instinct | natural sense or impulse, natural tendency; innate behavioral patterns; talent, natural ability; intuition isim | en |
| instinct | a uniform, inherited, regularly recurring impulsion toward a certain activity Polar opposite and complement to the archetype The most conservative force in man, usually expressed via traditions Instinct in its primary form is composed of an endogamous tendency and an exogamous one Power source for symbols, which convert it into useful forms All processes whose energies aren't under conscious control are instinctive | en |
| instincts | plural of instinct | en |