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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
instinct From the web:
- what instincts do humans have
- what instincts are humans born with
- what instinct mean
- what instincts are babies born with
- what instincts do dogs have
- what instincts are we born with
- what instincts are dogs born with
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peculiarity
English
Etymology
peculiar +? -ity
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??kjuli????ti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??kju?li?æ??ti/
- Rhymes: -æ??ti
- Hyphenation: pe?cu?li?ar?i?ty
Noun
peculiarity (countable and uncountable, plural peculiarities)
- The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
- The peculiarity of meeting six people on a usually deserted trail only struck me later on.
- That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.
- 1853, Charlotte Brontë, Villette, Chapter 4:
- I had often heard of Miss Marchmont, and of her peculiarities (she had the character of being very eccentric), but till now had never seen her.
- 1870, Louisa May Alcott, quoted in 2011, Daniel Shealy, Little Women Abroad: The Alcott Sisters' Letters from Europe, 1870-1871
- I thought Alice and H. J. P. would have fainted at the full spectacle; but we are fast getting used to the little peculiarities of foreigners and I trust they will forgive us many sins in return.
- 1873, Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the U.S. Patent Office
- The peculiarity of this invention consists in a means for varying the angle at which the plaiting-blade is held in the plaiter without varying the position of the entire instrument upon the sewing-machine.
- 1853, Charlotte Brontë, Villette, Chapter 4:
- Exclusive possession or right.
Translations
peculiarity From the web:
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- what peculiarity do i have
- peculiarity meaning
- what peculiarity of water
- what does peculiarity mean
- what is peculiarity of nerve cell
- what's jake's peculiarity
- what is peculiarity of life insurance
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