instinct (Meaning)
instinct (n)
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
instinct (s)
(followed by `with') deeply filled or permeated
instinct (a.)
Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life.
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.
Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without of improvement in the method.
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.
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instinct Sentence Examples
- The dog's instincts told it to bark at the unfamiliar stranger.
- Despite her fear, her motherly instincts kicked in and she protected her child.
- The bird's instinctual migration route guided it thousands of miles.
- The cat's predatory instincts were triggered by the sight of a mouse.
- The newborn baby's instinctual reflexes ensured its survival.
- The instinctual desire for food drove the starving animal to hunt.
- The athlete's instincts propelled them to victory.
- His intuition, or perhaps his instincts, warned him of impending danger.
- The animal's instincts allowed it to sense the approaching storm.
- The survival instincts of the human species have ensured its longevity.
FAQs About the word instinct
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli, (followed by `with') deeply filled or permeatedUrged or stimulated from within; naturally moved
disposition,tendency, skill, inclination, impulse, facility, need, bias, urge, power
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The dog's instincts told it to bark at the unfamiliar stranger.
Despite her fear, her motherly instincts kicked in and she protected her child.
The bird's instinctual migration route guided it thousands of miles.
The cat's predatory instincts were triggered by the sight of a mouse.
