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   instinct

   noun

   • 1. an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli: "the homing instinct"
   • ▪ a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking: "they retain their old authoritarian instincts" Similar natural tendencyinborn tendencyinherent tendencyinclinationinner promptingurgedrivecompulsionneedintuitionnatural feelingsixth sensesecond sightinsightnose
   • ▪ a natural propensity or skill of a specified kind: "his instinct for making the most of his chances" Similar talentgiftabilitycapacityfacilityfacultyaptitudeskillflairfeelgeniusknackbent
   • ▪ the fact or quality of possessing innate behaviour patterns: "instinct told her not to ask the question"

   adjective

   • 1. imbued or filled with (a quality, especially a desirable one): formal "these canvases are instinct with passion"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘instigation, impulse’): from Latin instinctus ‘impulse’, from the verb instinguere, from in- ‘towards’ + stinguere ‘to prick’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINSTINCT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INSTINCT definition: 1. the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › instinctInstinct Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   instinct: [noun] a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity.

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   instinct: 1 n inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli “the spawning instinct in salmon” “altruistic instincts in social animals” Synonyms: inherent aptitude Types: id (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity Type of: aptitude inherent ability adj (followed by `with')deeply filled ...

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSTINCT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: (ˈɪnstɪŋkt ������) 1. the innate capacity of an animal to respond to a given stimulus in a relatively fixed way 2..... Click for more definitions.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINSTINCT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   INSTINCT meaning: 1. the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it…. Learn more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinstinct noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of instinct noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › instinctInstinct - definition of instinct by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

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   Instinct definition: an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.. See examples of INSTINCT used in a sentence.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishinstinct noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    1 instinct (for something/for doing something) instinct (to do something) a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way, using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with rather than thought or training maternal instincts Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong. His first instinct was to run away. Horses have a well-developed instinct for fear. Even at school, he showed he had an instinct for (= was naturally good at) business.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINSTINCT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    INSTINCT meaning: the way someone naturally reacts or behaves, without having to think or learn about it: . Learn more.