instinctive

English

Etymology

From instinct +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/

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Adjective

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instinctive (comparative more instinctive, superlative most instinctive)

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.

Derived terms

• instinctive drift
• instinctively
• uninstinctive

 

Translations

related to or prompted by instinct

Asturian: instintivu Bulgarian: инстинктивен (bg) (instinktiven) Catalan: instintiu Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: instinctief (nl), instinctmatig (nl) Esperanto: instinkta Finnish: vaistomainen (fi), vaistonvarainen French: instinctif (fr) Galician: instintivo German: instinktiv (de) Greek: ενστικτώδης (el) (enstiktódis) Hindi: सहज (hi) (sahaj), नैसर्गिक (hi) (naisargik), सहजवृत्तिक (sahajvŕttik) Hungarian: ösztönös (hu) Irish: instinneach Macedonian: инстинкти́вен (instinktíven) Malay: naluri, kenalurian, naluriah Manx: dooghyssagh Norwegian: Bokmål: instinktiv Nynorsk: instinktiv Polish: instynktowny (pl) Portuguese: instintivo (pt) Russian: инстинкти́вный (ru) (instinktívnyj) Slovene: nagonski Spanish: instintivo (es) Swedish: instinktiv (sv) Ukrainian: інстинкти́вний (instynktývnyj)

driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking

Asturian: instintivu Bulgarian: несъзнателен (bg) (nesǎznatelen) Catalan: instintiu Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: instinctief (nl), instinctmatig (nl) Finnish: vaistomainen (fi), vaistonvarainen French: instinctif (fr) Galician: instintivo German: instinktiv (de) Greek: ενστικτώδης (el) (enstiktódis) Hungarian: ösztönös (hu) Macedonian: на́гонски (nágonski) Malay: naluri, kenalurian, naluriah Portuguese: instintivo (pt) Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: instintivo (es) Swedish: instinktiv (sv) Ukrainian: інстинкти́вний (instynktývnyj)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃s.tɛ̃k.tiv/

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Adjective

instinctive

1. feminine singular of instinctif