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Instinct

//ˈɪn.stɪŋkt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Imbued, charged (with something). archaic

    "The chariot of paternal deity […] / Itself instinct with spirit, but convoyed / By four cherubic shapes."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (followed by ‘with’) deeply filled or permeated wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour. countable, uncountable

    "Many animals fear fire by instinct."

  2. 2
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli wordnet
  3. 3
    An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought. countable, uncountable

    "an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin īnstīnctus, past participle of īnstinguō (“to incite, to instigate”), from in (“in, on”) + stinguō (“to prick”).

Etymology 2

From Latin īnstīnctus, past participle of īnstinguō (“to incite, to instigate”), from in (“in, on”) + stinguō (“to prick”).

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