Associations to the word «Instinct»
Noun
- Temptation
- Indifference
- Hunting
- Foresight
- Sway
- Striving
- Immortality
- Wild
- Fighting
- Urging
- Ignorant
- Refinement
- Chivalry
- Scent
- Sensation
- Suppression
- Ideal
- Stir
- Shrink
- Christendom
- Offspring
- Compassion
- Wickedness
- Trait
- Guiding
- Perception
- Innocence
- Disposition
- Superstition
- Parenting
- Vanity
- Sanctity
- Insomnia
- Judgment
- Blind
- Cowardice
- Idealism
- Fling
- Langdon
- Supposing
- Contrary
- Ishmael
- Maze
- Simplicity
- Konrad
- Carlyle
- Pigeon
- Peril
Adjective
Wiktionary
INSTINCT, noun. A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
INSTINCT, noun. An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought.
INSTINCT, adjective. (archaic) Imbued, charged (with something).
INSTINCT SHOOTING, noun. Art of accurately shooting instinctively, without aiming and concentrating on the target.
Dictionary definition
INSTINCT, noun. Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals".
INSTINCT, adjective. (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery".
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.