INSTINCT
Dictionary entry overview: What does instinct mean?
• INSTINCT (noun)
The noun INSTINCT has 1 sense:
1. inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
Familiarity information: INSTINCT used as a noun is very rare.
• INSTINCT (adjective)
The adjective INSTINCT has 1 sense:
1. (followed by 'with')deeply filled or permeated
Familiarity information: INSTINCT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INSTINCT (noun)
Meaning:
Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
inherent aptitude; instinct
Context examples:
the spawning instinct in salmon / altruistic instincts in social animals
Hypernyms ("instinct" is a kind of...):
aptitude (inherent ability)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "instinct"):
id ((psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity)
• INSTINCT (adjective)
Meaning:
(followed by 'with')deeply filled or permeated
Synonyms:
instinct; replete
Context examples:
imbued with the spirit of the Reformation / words instinct with love / it is replete with misery
Similar:
full (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal)
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