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adjective
- 1. relating to or prompted by instinct; done without conscious thought: "an instinctive distaste for conflict"
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INSTINCTIVE definition: 1. Instinctive behaviour or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of INSTINCTIVE is of, relating to, or being instinct. How to use instinctive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Instinctive.
INSTINCTIVE meaning: 1. Instinctive behaviour or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training: 2…. Learn more.
An instinctive feeling, idea, or action is one that you have or do without thinking or reasoning.
adjective. of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct. prompted by or resulting from or as if from instinct; natural; unlearned: an instinctive will to survive. Synonyms: unpremeditated, intuitive, spontaneous. instinctive.
The adjective instinctive describes something you do without thinking about it. If you have an instinctive desire to help animals, you might automatically stop your car to pick up every stray dog you see.
adjective. /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ based on instinct (= a natural quality that makes somebody/something behave in a particular way), not thought or training. instinctive knowledge. She's an instinctive player. My instinctive reaction was to deny everything. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
INSTINCTIVE definition: behaving or reacting naturally and without thinking: . Learn more.
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.
Arising from impulse or natural inclination; done without thought or conscious effort; spontaneous. An instinctive sympathy for the downtrodden. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Being such by natural inclination rather than conscious effort or study. American Heritage. Synonyms: natural. unacquired. innate. inherent. ingrained. inbred.
