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instinct
English
Etymology
From Latin ?nstinctus, past participle of ?nstingu? (“to incite, to instigate”), from in (“in, on”) + stingu? (“to prick”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n.st??kt/
Noun
instinct (countable and uncountable, plural instincts)
- A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
- Many animals fear fire by instinct.
- An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought.
- an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct
- Debbie's instinct was to distrust John.
Derived terms
- instinctively
- instinctive
Translations
Adjective
instinct (comparative more instinct, superlative most instinct)
- (archaic) Imbued, charged (with something).
- 1838, Henry Brougham, Historical Sketches of Statesmen Who Flourished in the Time of George III
- a noble performance, instinct with sound principle
- 1857, Charlotte Brontë, The Professor
- Her eyes, whose colour I had not at first known, so dim were they with repressed tears, so shadowed with ceaseless dejection, now, lit by a ray of the sunshine that cheered her heart, revealed irids of bright hazel – irids large and full, screened with long lashes; and pupils instinct with fire.
- 1928, HP Lovecraft, ‘The Call of Cthulhu’:
- This thing, which seemed instinct with a fearsome and unnatural malignancy, was of a somewhat bloated corpulence, and squatted evilly on a rectangular block or pedestal covered with undecipherable characters.
- 1838, Henry Brougham, Historical Sketches of Statesmen Who Flourished in the Time of George III
Further reading
- instinct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- instinct in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French instinct, from Latin ?nstinctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?st??(k)t/
- Hyphenation: in?stinct
- Rhymes: -??kt
Noun
instinct n (plural instincten)
- instinct (innate response, impulse or behaviour)
Derived terms
- instinctief
- instinctmatig
- moederinstinct
- vaderinstinct
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ?nstinctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s.t??/
Noun
instinct m (plural instincts)
- instinct
- gut feeling
Related terms
- instinctif
Further reading
- “instinct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French instinct
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in?stinkt/
Noun
instinct n (plural instincte)
- instinct
Declension
Related terms
- instinctiv
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constitution
English
Etymology
From Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin c?nstit?ti?, c?nstit?ti?nem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from c?nstitu? (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”) (from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + statu? (“to set up, station; to establish; to determine, fix”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh?- (“to stand (up)”))) + -ti? (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions), -ti?nem (accusative singular of -ti?).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?nst??tju??(?)n/, /-?t?u?-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?nst??tu?(?)n/
- Hyphenation: con?sti?tu?tion
Noun
constitution (plural constitutions)
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- Synonyms: configuration, form; see also Thesaurus:composition
- 1876, John Herschel, Outlines of Astronomy
- the physical constitution of the sun
- (government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- (law) A legal document describing such a formal system.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
- 1828, Joseph Story, Appeal to the Republic
- Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world.
- 1828, Joseph Story, Appeal to the Republic
- (dated) The general health of a person.
Derived terms
- constitutional
- metaconstitution
Related terms
- constitute
- constituent
- constituency
- constitutive
Translations
References
Further reading
- constitution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- constitution (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Old French constitucion, from Latin c?nstit?ti?, c?nstit?ti?nem. Morphologically, from constituer +? -tion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??s.ti.ty.sj??/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: constitutions
Noun
constitution f (plural constitutions)
- constitution
Further reading
- “constitution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Latin c?nstit?ti?, c?nstit?ti?nem.
Pronunciation
Noun
constitution f (plural constitutions)
- (Jersey) constitution
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