Definition of instincts Instincts
/ɪˈnstɪŋkts/ - [instingkts] -
We found 3 definitions of instincts from 2 different sources.
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What does instincts mean?
Wiktionary 
- instincts (Noun)
Plural of instinct.
Part of speech
🔤- instincts, noun, plural of instinct.
WordNet
NounPlural: instincts |
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| instinct - inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals" | ||
| inherent aptitude | ||
| aptitude inherent ability | ||
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| instinct - (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery" | ||
| replete | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- instinct (a.)
Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life. - instinct (a.)
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. - instinct (a.)
Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without of improvement in the method. - instinct (a.)
A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct. - instinct (v. t.)
To impress, as an animating power, or instinct.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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instinct
in′stingkt, n. impulse: an involuntary prompting to action: intuition: the mental aspect of those actions which take rank between unconscious reflex activities and intelligent conduct: the natural impulse by which animals are guided apparently independent of reason or experience.—adj. (in-stingkt′) instigated or incited: moved: animated.—adj. Instinc′tive, prompted by instinct: involuntary: acting according to or determined by natural impulse.—adv. Instinc′tively.—n. Instinctiv′ity (rare). [L. instinctus—instinguĕre, to instigate.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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instinct
Woman's instinct is often truer than man's reasoning.
Part of speech
🔤- instinct, noun, singular of instincts.
- instinct, adjective.
