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Definitions for Instinct

[1] an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
[2] a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency.
[3] a natural aptitude or gift: an instinct for making money.
[4] natural intuitive power.
[5] filled or infused with some animating principle (usually followed by with ): instinct with life.
[6] Obsolete . animated by some inner force.
[7] the innate capacity of an animal to respond to a given stimulus in a relatively fixed way
[8] inborn intuitive power
[9] a natural and apparently innate aptitude
[10] rare (postpositive often foll by with ) animated or impelled (by) imbued or infused (with)

Words related to Instinct

intuition, knack, talent, hunch, sentiment, aptitude, impulse, sense, savvy, feeling, tendency, inclination, urge, proclivity, predisposition, gift, know-how, nose, faculty

Words nearby Instinct

instigation, instil, instill, instillation, instillator, instinct, instinctive, institute, instituter, institutes, institution

Origin of Instinct

21530–40; < Latin instinctus excited, roused, inspired, past participle of *insting(u)ere; see instinct1

Other words from Instinct

in•stinc′ tive null adj.

Word origin for Instinct

C15: from Latin instinctus roused, from instinguere to incite; compare instigate

Synonyms for Instinct

aptitude, feeling, hunch, impulse, inclination, intuition, knack, savvy, sense, sentiment, talent, tendency, faculty, gift, know-how, nose, predisposition, proclivity, urge, funny feeling, gut reaction, sixth sense