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instinct

UK
/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
US
/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/

Translations

instinctnoun
instincts
pl
UK
/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
US
/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
instinctSens intuitif ou naturel d’agir et de juger.
She had an instinct for knowing when someone was upset.
Elle avait l’instinct de savoir quand quelqu’un était contrarié.
Birds have an instinct to migrate during the winter months.
Les oiseaux ont l’instinct de migrer pendant les mois d’hiver.
instinctSens d’aptitude ou de disposition naturelle.
He has an instinct for making people feel comfortable.
Il a l’instinct de mettre les gens à l’aise.
Synonyms
innate tendency
gut feeling
hunch
impulse
natural inclination
primal urge
intuition
instinctadjective
UK
/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
US
/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
Archaic or literary; typically used in the construction “instinct with”, meaning ‘filled or imbued (with)’.
imprégné deEmploi littéraire et archaïque : « rempli de », « pénétré de ».
Her prose is instinct with vibrant imagery.
Sa prose est imprégnée d’images éclatantes.

Definitions

instinctnoun
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.
instinctadjective
(Archaic, literary) Filled or imbued (with a particular quality, feeling, etc.); alive with.
Her prose is instinct with vibrant imagery.
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