Definizione monolingua

instinct

instinct (plural instincts)

1. A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.

   Many animals fear fire by instinct.

   • 1921, Bertrand Russell, The Analysis of Mind:

     In spite of these qualifications, the broad distinction between instinct and habit is undeniable. To take extreme cases, every animal at birth can take food by instinct, before it has had opportunity to learn; on the other hand, no one can ride a bicycle by instinct, though, after learning, the necessary movements become just as automatic as if they were instinctive.

2. An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought.

   Debbies instinct was to distrust John.

Definizione dizionario instinct

	istinto
	a natural or inherent impulse or behaviour

pieno

Altri significati:

A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.

An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought.