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instinct [ˈɪnstɪŋkt] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the innate capacity of an animal to respond to a given stimulus in a relatively fixed way 2. inborn intuitive power 3. a natural and apparently innate aptitude adj [ɪnˈstɪŋkt] Rare (postpositive; often foll by with) a. animated or impelled (by) b. imbued or infused (with) [from Latin instinctus roused, from instinguere to incite; compare instigate]
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instinct noun 1. natural inclination, feeling, urge, talent, tendency, faculty, inclination, intuition, knack, aptitude, predisposition, sixth sense, proclivity, gut reaction (informal), second sight I didn't have a strong maternal instinct. 2. talent, skill, gift, capacity, bent, genius, faculty, knack, aptitude She has a natural instinct to perform. 3. intuition, feeling, impulse, gut feeling (informal), sixth sense I should have gone with my first instinct. Translations instinct instinct [ˈɪnstɪŋkt] n instinct n → Instinkt m; the sex/survival instinct → der Geschlechts-/Überlebenstrieb; by or from instinct → instinktiv; to have an instinct for business, to have a good business instinct → einen ausgeprägten Geschäftssinn or -instinkt haben; to follow one’s instincts → sich auf seinen Instinkt verlassen adj (liter) instinct with → erfüllt von n instinct [ˈinstiŋkt] a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing. instink غَريزَه инстинкт pud, instinkt instinkt der Instinkt ένστικτο, έμφυτη ικανότητα instinto vaist غریزه vaisto instinct חוּש טִבעִי सहज ज्ञान instinkt ösztön naluri, insting eðlishvöt/-ávísun istinto 本能 본능 instinktas instinkts naluri instinkt instinkt instynkt instinto instinct инстинкт inštinkt nagon instinkt instinkt สัญชาตญาณ içgüdü 本能 інстинкт جبلّت انسانی یا حیوانی khuynh hướng bẩn sinh 本能 adj inˈstinctive [-tiv] arising from instinct or from a natural ability Blinking our eyes is an instinctive reaction when something suddenly comes close to them; I couldn't help putting my foot on the brake when I saw the other car coming towards me – it was instinctive. instinktief غَريزي инстинктивен instinktivní instinktiv instinktiv ενστικτώδης instintivo vaistlik غریزی vaistonvarainen instinctif אִינסטִינקטִיבִי स्वाभाविक instinktivan ösztönös naluriah eðlislægur; ósjálfráður istintivo 本能的な 본능적인 instinktyvus instinktīvs; neapzināts naluriah instinktief instinktiv instynktowny instintivo instinctiv инстинктивный inštinktívny nagonski instinktivan instinktiv เกี่ยวกับสัญชาตญาณ içgüdüsel 本能的 інстинктивний, підсвідомий جبلّی theo khuynh hướng bẩn sinh 本能的 adv inˈstinctively instinktief بصورةٍ غَريزيَّه инстинктивно instinktivně per instinkt instinktiv ενστικτωδώς instintivamente vaistlikult بطور غریزی vaistonvaraisesti instinctivement בְּאוֹפֶן אִינסטִינקטִיבִי सहज रूप से instinktivno ösztönösen secara naluriah ósjálfrátt istintivamente 本能的に 본능적으로 instinktyviai instinktīvi; neapzināti secara naluri instinktief instinktivt instynktownie instintivamente (în mod) instinctiv инстинктивно inštinktívne nagonsko instiktivno instinktivt ที่เกิดขึ้นโดยทันทีทันใด içgüdüsel olarak 本能地 інстинктивно, підсвідомо جبلّیت سے một cách bẩm sinh 本能地 instinct → غريزة instinkt insekt Instinkt ένστικτο instinto vaisto instinct instinkt istinto 本能 본능 instinct instinkt instynkt instinto инстинкт instinkt สันชาตญาณ içgüdü bản năng 本能 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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