instinct
Meaning of instinct
noun
- an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli.
the homing instinct
- imbued or filled with (a quality, especially a desirable one).
these canvases are instinct with passion
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘instigation, impulse’): from Latin instinctus ‘impulse’, from the verb instinguere, from in- ‘towards’ + stinguere ‘to prick’.
Information about instinct
- The plural form of instinct is: instincts.
- Languages in which instinct is used:
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Hyphenation of instinct
in-stinct
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- instinct is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
instinct synonyms
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Words that rhyme with instinct
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