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   instinct

   noun

   • 1. an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli: "the homing instinct"
   • ▪ a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking: "they retain their old authoritarian instincts" Similar natural tendencyinborn tendencyinherent tendencyinclinationinner promptingurgedrivecompulsionneedintuitionnatural feelingsixth sensesecond sightinsightnose
   • ▪ a natural propensity or skill of a specified kind: "his instinct for making the most of his chances" Similar talentgiftabilitycapacityfacilityfacultyaptitudeskillflairfeelgeniusknackbent
   • ▪ the fact or quality of possessing innate behaviour patterns: "instinct told her not to ask the question"

   adjective

   • 1. imbued or filled with (a quality, especially a desirable one): formal "these canvases are instinct with passion"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘instigation, impulse’): from Latin instinctus ‘impulse’, from the verb instinguere, from in- ‘towards’ + stinguere ‘to prick’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINSTINCT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   have an instinct for figurative Bob seems to have an instinct for (= is naturally good at) knowing which products will sell. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Predicting things and intuition

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › instinctInstinct Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INSTINCT is a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity. How to use instinct in a sentence.

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   Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to medium length sequence of actions, without variation, are carried out in response to a corresponding ...

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   Instinct definition: an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.. See examples of INSTINCT used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINSTINCT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   have an instinct for figurative Bob seems to have an instinct for (= is naturally good at) knowing which products will sell. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Predicting things and intuition

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINSTINCT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   INSTINCT definition: the way someone naturally reacts or behaves, without having to think or learn about it: . Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › instinctinstinct noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of instinct noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.