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instinct

/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/

instinctsubstantiv

instincts

Pl.

/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/

Übersetzungen

Animals rely on instinct to survive in the wild.

Животные полагаются на инстинкт, чтобы выжить в дикой природе.

Definitionen

An innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli.

Birds have an instinct to migrate during the winter months.

A natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking.

She had an instinct for knowing when someone was upset.

A natural propensity or skill.

He has an instinct for making people feel comfortable.

Synonyme

gut feeling

innate tendency

natural inclination

primal urge

instinctadjektiv

/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/

Archaic or literary; typically used in the construction “instinct with”, meaning ‘filled or imbued (with)’.

Übersetzungen

His instinct reaction was to run away.

Его инстинктивная реакция была убежать.

Definitionen

(Archaic, literary) Filled or imbued (with a particular quality, feeling, etc.); alive with.

Her prose is instinct with vibrant imagery.