Dictionary

instinctive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English instinct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English instinctive From instinct + -ive.

Meanings

1. Related to or prompted by instinct.
2. Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.
   • When approached by a stranger, Jared clenched his fists in an instinctive manner.

Forms

Deriveds

instinctiveness · noninstinctive · uninstinctive · instinctivity · instinctive drift · instinctively

Translations (57)

sv instinktiv (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · ms kenalurian (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · tr içgüdüsel (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · fi vaistonvarainen (related to or prompted by instinct) · hi सहजवृत्तिक (related to or prompted by instinct) · bg несъзнателен (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · pl instynktowny (related to or prompted by instinct) · nn instinktiv (related to or prompted by instinct) · fr instinctif (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · ms naluri (related to or prompted by instinct) · ga instinneach (related to or prompted by instinct) · gl instintivo (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · hy բնազդային (related to or prompted by instinct) · de instinktiv (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · pt instintivo (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · ms naluriah (related to or prompted by instinct) · pt instintivo (related to or prompted by instinct) · uk інстинкти́вний (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · hy բնազդային (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · sl nagonski (related to or prompted by instinct) · ms naluri (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · mk на́гонски (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · mk инстинкти́вен (related to or prompted by instinct) · ca instintiu (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · gl instintivo (related to or prompted by instinct) · el ενστικτώδης (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · uk інстинкти́вний (related to or prompted by instinct) · ms kenalurian (related to or prompted by instinct) · nb instinktiv (related to or prompted by instinct) · fi vaistomainen (related to or prompted by instinct) · eo instinkta (related to or prompted by instinct) · nl instinctmatig (related to or prompted by instinct) · nl instinctief (related to or prompted by instinct) · nl instinctief (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · de instinktiv (related to or prompted by instinct) · fr instinctif (related to or prompted by instinct) · id instingtif (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · ast instintivu (related to or prompted by instinct) · tr içgüdüsel (related to or prompted by instinct) · gv dooghyssagh (related to or prompted by instinct) · hu ösztönös (related to or prompted by instinct) · sv instinktiv (related to or prompted by instinct) · fi vaistomainen (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · el ενστικτώδης (related to or prompted by instinct) · nl instinctmatig (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · hi नैसर्गिक (related to or prompted by instinct) · ca instintiu (related to or prompted by instinct) · hu ösztönös (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · bg инстинктивен (related to or prompted by instinct) · ru инстинкти́вный (related to or prompted by instinct) · es instintivo (related to or prompted by instinct) · ms naluriah (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · hi सहज (related to or prompted by instinct) · fi vaistonvarainen (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · es instintivo (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking) · id instingtif (related to or prompted by instinct) · ast instintivu (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking)