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1. (adj.) instinctive
pertaining to or of the nature of instinct.
2. instinctive
prompted by or resulting from or as if from instinct; natural; unlearned.
Etymology: (1640–50)
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| Definition of 'instinctive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) natural, instinctive
unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
"a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"
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1. (adjective) instinctive
based on instincts
an instinctive desire to run; Instinctively, she raised her hand to protect herself.
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| Definition of 'instinctive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) instinctive
of or pertaining to instinct; derived from, or prompted by, instinct; of the nature of instinct; determined by natural impulse or propensity; acting or produced without reasoning, deliberation, instruction, or experience; spontaneous
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Sense: arising from instinct or from a natural ability
Blinking our eyes is an instinctive reaction when something suddenly comes close to them; I couldn't help putting my foot on the brake when I saw the other car coming towards me; – it was instinctive.
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 Afrikaans: instinktief |
 Arabic: غَريزي |
 Bulgarian: инстинктивен |
 Brazilian: instintivo |
 Czech: instinktivní |
 German: instinktiv |
 Danish: instinktiv |
 Greek: ενστικτώδης |
 Spanish: instintivo |
 Estonian: vaistlik |
 Farsi: غریزی |
 Finnish: vaistonvarainen |
 French: instinctif |
 Hebrew: אִינסטִינקטִיבִי |
 Hindi: स्वाभाविक |
 Croatian: instinktivan |
 Hungarian: ösztönös |
 Indonesian: naluriah |
 Icelandic: eðlislægur; ósjálfráður |
 Italian: istintivo |
 Japanese: 本能的な |
 Korean: 본능적인 |
 Lithuanian: instinktyvus |
 Latvian: instinktīvs; neapzināts |
 Malay: naluriah |
 Dutch: instinktief |
 Norwegian: instinktiv |
 Polish: instynktowny |
 Persian: غریزی |
 Pashto: غريزې |
 Portuguese: instintivo |
 Romanian: instinctiv |
 Russian: инстинктивный |
 Slovak: inštinktívny |
 Slovenian: nagonski |
 Serbian: instinktivan |
 Swedish: instinktiv |
 Thai: เกี่ยวกับสัญชาตญาณ |
 Turkish: içgüdüsel |
 Taiwanese: 本能的 |
 Ukrainian: інстинктивний, підсвідоми |
 Urdu: جبلّی |
 Vietnamese: theo khuynh hướng bẩn sin |
 Chinese: 本能的 |
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