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Related to instinctive: instinctual, Instinctive behavior
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).
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.
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.
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instinctive
(ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv) orinstinctual
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
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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.
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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" self-generated, spontaneous - happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion" |
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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
considered, learned, acquired, calculated, voluntary, thinking, premeditated
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instinctive
adjective1. Derived from or prompted by a natural tendency or impulse:
2. Acting or happening without apparent forethought, prompting, or planning:
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Translations
غَريزي
instinktivní
instinktiv
ösztönös
eîlislægur; ósjálfráîur
inštinktívny
nagonski
içgüdüsel
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instinctive
[ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] adj [reaction, response] → instinctif/ive; [feeling] → instinctif/iveCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
instinctive
adj → instinktiv; behaviour also → instinktgesteuert
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instinctive
[ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] adj → istintivo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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.
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.
inˈstinctively adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
in·stinc·tive
, instinctuala. instintivo-a.
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