Instinctive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnstˈɪŋktɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnstˈɪŋktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnstˈɪŋktɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnstˈɪŋktɪv/.

Examples

a cat's natural aversion to water
offering to help was as instinctive as breathing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

natural

Parts of Speech

adjective

unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

“a cat's natural aversion to water”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

instinktiv

gedankenlos; vom Instinkt (oder sozusagen vom Instinkt) veranlasst

🇫🇷French

instinctif

irréfléchi; poussé par (ou comme par) l'instinct

🇪🇸Spanish

instintivo

irreflexivo; impulsado por (o como si fuera) instinto

🇮🇹Italian

istintivo

sconsiderato; spinto dall'istinto (o come se lo fosse).

🇳🇱Dutch

instinctief

gedachteloos; ingegeven door (of als door) instinct

🇵🇹Portuguese

instintivo

impensado; motivado por (ou como se fosse) instinto

🇷🇺Russian

инстинктивный

бездумный; подсказанный (или как бы) инстинктом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वाभाविक

निर्विचार; वृत्ति द्वारा (या मानो) प्रेरित किया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

সহজাত

অচিন্তিত; প্রবৃত্তি দ্বারা প্ররোচিত (বা যেন দ্বারা)

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளுணர்வு

சிந்திக்காத; (அல்லது) உள்ளுணர்வால் தூண்டப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

సహజసిద్ధమైన

ఆలోచించని; (లేదా దాని ద్వారా) ప్రవృత్తి ద్వారా ప్రాంప్ట్ చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

सहज

विचारहीन अंतःप्रेरणेने (किंवा जणू) प्रवृत्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહજ

અવિચારી (અથવા જાણે દ્વારા) વૃત્તિ દ્વારા પૂછવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಜವಾದ

ಯೋಚಿಸದೆ; (ಅಥವಾ ಹಾಗೆ) ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹജമായ

ചിന്തിക്കാത്ത; സഹജവാസനയാൽ (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോലെ) പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ചത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਭਾਵਕ

ਨਾ ਸੋਚਣ ਵਾਲਾ; (ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ) ਪ੍ਰਵਿਰਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

فطری

غیر سوچنے والا جبلت کے ذریعہ (یا گویا) حوصلہ افزائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

本能的

不假思索；由（或仿佛由）本能推动

🇯🇵Japanese

本能的な

何も考えていない;本能に促された（あるいは本能に促されたかのように）

🇰🇷Korean

본능적인

생각이 없는; 본능에 의해 (혹은 본능에 의해) 촉발됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bản năng

không suy nghĩ; được thúc đẩy bởi (hoặc như thể bởi) bản năng

🇹🇭Thai

สัญชาตญาณ

ไม่คิด; กระตุ้นโดยสัญชาตญาณ (หรือราวกับว่า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

naluriah

yg membabi buta; didorong oleh (atau seolah-olah oleh) naluri

🇵🇭Filipino

likas

hindi nag-iisip; sinenyasan ng (o parang sa pamamagitan ng) likas na hilig

🇲🇾Malay

naluri

tidak berfikir; didorong oleh (atau seolah-olah oleh) naluri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غريزي

غافل؛ بدافع (أو كما لو كان) بالغريزة

🇮🇷Persian

غریزی

بی فکر؛ برانگیخته شده توسط غریزه (یا گویی توسط)

🇹🇷Turkish

içgüdüsel

düşüncesiz; içgüdü tarafından (ya da sanki içgüdüyle) harekete geçirildi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אינסטינקטיבית

חוסר חשיבה; מתבקש על ידי (או כאילו על ידי) אינסטינקט

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