Uk English Meaning of instinct
instinct
Other Uk English words related to instinct
- disposition
- impulse
- inclination
- skill
- tendency
- affinity
- Bias
- capability
- competence
- drive
- facility
- habit
- need
- partiality
- penchant
- power
- predilection
- predisposition
- propensity
- proficiency
- Propensity
- turn
- urge
- aptitude
- bent
- capacity
- endowment
- Faculty
- flair
- strength
- genius
- Gift
- knack
- leaning
- potential
- specialism
- speciality
- Speciality
- talent
Nearest Words of instinct
Definitions and Meaning of instinct in English
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.
FAQs About the word instinct
instinct
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli, (followed by `with') deeply filled or permeatedUrged or stimulated from within; naturally moved
disposition,impulse,inclination,skill,tendency,affinity,Bias,capability,competence,drive
No antonyms found.
instimulate => stimulate, instilment => instalment, instillment => instalment, instilllatory => instillatory, instilllator => instillator,