instinctive

English

Etymology

instinct +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
Audio (US) (file)

Adjective

instinctive (comparative more instinctive, superlative most instinctive)

Related to or prompted by instinct.
Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.

Derived terms

instinctively

Translations

related to or prompted by instinct

Catalan: instintiu
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: instinctief (nl), instinctmatig
Finnish: vaistomainen (fi), vaistonvarainen
French: instinctif (fr)
German: instinktiv (de)
Greek: ενστικτώδης (el) (enstiktódis)

Hungarian: ösztönös (hu)
Malay: naluri, kenalurian, naluriah
Polish: instynktowny (pl)
Portuguese: instintivo (pt)
Russian: инстинкти́вный (ru) (instinktívnyj)
Slovene: nagonski
Spanish: instintivo (es)
Swedish: instinktiv (sv)

driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking

Catalan: instintiu
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: instinctief (nl), instinctmatig
Finnish: vaistomainen (fi), vaistonvarainen
French: instinctif (fr)
German: instinktiv (de)

Greek: ενστικτώδης (el) (enstiktódis)
Hungarian: ösztönös (hu)
Malay: naluri, kenalurian, naluriah
Portuguese: instintivo (pt)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: instintivo (es)
Swedish: instinktiv (sv)

French

Adjective

instinctive

feminine singular of instinctif

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