instinct

== English == === Etymology === From Latin īnstīnctus, past participle of īnstinguō (“to incite, to instigate”), from in (“in, on”) + stinguō (“to prick”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ Rhymes: -ɪŋkt === Noun === instinct (countable and uncountable, plural instincts) A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour. An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === instinct (comparative more instinct, superlative most instinct) (archaic) Imbued, charged (with something). === Further reading === “instinct”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “instinct”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French instinct, from Latin īnstīnctus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɪŋ(k)t/ Hyphenation: in‧stinct Rhymes: -ɪŋkt === Noun === instinct n (plural instincten, no diminutive) instinct (innate response, impulse or behaviour) ==== Derived terms ==== instinctief instinctmatig moederinstinct vaderinstinct ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: insting == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnstīnctus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃s.tɛ̃/ === Noun === instinct m (plural instincts) instinct gut feeling ==== Related terms ==== instinctif === Further reading === “instinct”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French instinct. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈstinkt/ === Noun === instinct n (plural instincte) instinct ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== instinctiv