instinctive

in·stinc·tive

 (ĭn-stĭngk′tĭv)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct: an instinctive ability to build a nest.

2.

a. Arising from impulse or natural inclination; done without thought or conscious effort; spontaneous: an instinctive sympathy for the downtrodden.

b. Being such by natural inclination rather than conscious effort or study: "Both men were instinctive masters at seizing unexpected openings and turning them into victories" (Nick Kotz).

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in·stinc′tive·ly adv.

Synonyms: instinctive, instinctual, intuitive, visceral
These adjectives refer to things that arise from a natural tendency or impulse: an instinctive desire to help others; an instinctual respect for authority; an intuitive feeling that something is wrong; a visceral reaction to the scandalous news.

instinctive

(ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv) or

instinctual

adj

1. (Biology) of, relating to, or resulting from instinct

2. conditioned so as to appear innate: an instinctive movement in driving.

inˈstinctively, inˈstinctually adv

in•stinc•tive

(ɪnˈstɪŋk tɪv)

also in•stinc•tu•al

(-tʃu əl)

adj.

1. pertaining to or of the nature of instinct.

2. prompted by or resulting from or as if from instinct; natural; unlearned.

[1640–50]

in•stinc′tive•ly, in•stinc′tu•al•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

instinctive - unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing" natural self-generated, spontaneous - happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"

instinctive

adjective natural, inborn, automatic, unconscious, mechanical, native, inherent, spontaneous, reflex, innate, intuitive, subconscious, involuntary, visceral, unthinking, instinctual, unlearned, hard-wired, unpremeditated, intuitional It's an instinctive reaction. If a child falls you pick it up.
considered, learned, acquired, calculated, voluntary, thinking, premeditated

instinctive

adjective

1. Derived from or prompted by a natural tendency or impulse:

instinctual, intuitive, visceral.

2. Acting or happening without apparent forethought, prompting, or planning:

automatic, impulsive, involuntary, reflex, spontaneous, unpremeditated.

Translations

غَريزي

instinktivní

instinktiv

instinktivunwillkürlich

instintivo

instinctif

ösztönös

eîlislægur; ósjálfráîur

istintivo

instinktiv

inštinktívny

nagonski

içgüdüsel

本能的

instinctive

[ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] ADJ → instintivo

instinctive

[ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] adj [reaction, response] → instinctif/ive; [feeling] → instinctif/ive

instinctive

adj → instinktiv; behaviour also → instinktgesteuert

instinctive

[ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] adj → istintivo/a

instinct

(ˈinstiŋkt) noun

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 instinto pud, instinkt der Instinkt 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 instinctinstinktinstynkt غريزه شعور instinto instinct инстинкт inštinkt nagon instinkt instinkt สัญชาตญาณ içgüdü 本能 інстинкт جبلّت انسانی یا حیوانی khuynh hướng bẩn sinh 本能

inˈstinctive (-tiv) adjective

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 instintivo instinktivní instinktiv instinktiv ενστικτώδηςinstintivo vaistlik غریزی vaistonvarainen instinctif אִינסטִינקטִיבִי स्वाभाविक instinktivan ösztönös naluriah eðlislægur; ósjálfráður istintivo 本能的な 본능적인 instinktyvus instinktīvs; neapzināts naluriah instinctiefinstinktivinstynktowny غريزې instintivo instinctiv инстинктивный inštinktívny nagonski instinktivan instinktiv เกี่ยวกับสัญชาตญาณ içgüdüsel 本能的 інстинктивний, підсвідомий جبلّی theo khuynh hướng bẩn sinh 本能的

inˈstinctively adverb

instinktief بصورةٍ غَريزيَّه инстинктивно instintivamente instinktivně instinktiv per instinkt ενστικτωδώςinstintivamente 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 instinctiefinstinktivtinstynktownie د غریزی په دوله instintivamente (în mod) instinctiv инстинктивно inštinktívne nagonsko instiktivno instinktivt โดยสัญชาตญาณ içgüdüsel olarak 本能地 інстинктивно, підсвідомо جبلّیت سے một cách bẩm sinh 本能地

in·stinc·tive

, instinctual

a. instintivo-a.