instinct

-1 n. இயல்புணர்ச்சி, இயற்கை அறிவு இயலெழுச்சி, உள்ளார்ந்த உந்துணர்வு, இயற்றுண்டுதல், இன உணர்வு, அறிவுநிலையுடையன போலக் காணப்படும் திட்ட அறிவற்ற விலங்கினங்களின் இயல்பான செயற்பண்பு, இயலறிவுத்திறம், உணர்வற்ற நிலைச் செயல்தூண்டுலுக்கும முழு அறிவுணர்வுத் தூண்டுதலஉள்ளுறித்தோய்ந்த, நிரம்பி உட்பொதிந்துள்ள, பொதுளித் ததும்பிய.

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In*stinct", a. Etym: [L. instinctus, p. p. of instinguere to instigate, incite; cf. instigare to instigate. Cf. Instigate, Distinguish.] Defn: Urged or sas, birds instinct with life. The chariot of paternal deity . . . Itself instinct with spirit, but convoyed By four cherubic shapes. Milton. A noble performance, instinct with sound principle. Brougham. In"stinct, n. Etym: [L. instinctus instigation, impulse, fr. instinguere to instigate: cf. F. instinct. See Instinct, a.] 1. Natural inward impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or unreasoning prompting to any mode of action, whether bodily, or mental, without a distinct apprehension of the end or object to be accomplished. An instinct is a propensity prior to experience, and independent of instructions. Paley. An instinct is a blind tendency to some mode of action, independent of any consideration, on the part of the agent, of the end to which the action leads. Whately. An instinct is an agent which performs blindly and ignorantly a work of intelligence and knowledge. Sir W. Hamilton. By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. Shak. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without of improvement in the method. The resemblance between what originally was a habit, and an instinct becomes so close as not to be distinguished. Darwin. 3. A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct. In*stinct", v. t. Defn: To impress, as an animating power, or instinct. [Obs.] Bentley. In*stinct", a. Etym: [L. instinctus, p. p. of instinguere to instigate, incite; cf. instigare to instigate. Cf. Instigate, Distinguish.] Defn: Urged or sas, birds instinct with life. The chariot of paternal deity . . . Itself instinct with spirit, but convoyed By four cherubic shapes. Milton. A noble performance, instinct with sound principle. Brougham. In"stinct, n. Etym: [L. instinctus instigation, impulse, fr. instinguere to instigate: cf. F. instinct. See Instinct, a.] 1. Natural inward impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or unreasoning prompting to any mode of action, whether bodily, or mental, without a distinct apprehension of the end or object to be accomplished. An instinct is a propensity prior to experience, and independent of instructions. Paley. An instinct is a blind tendency to some mode of action, independent of any consideration, on the part of the agent, of the end to which the action leads. Whately. An instinct is an agent which performs blindly and ignorantly a work of intelligence and knowledge. Sir W. Hamilton. By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. Shak. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without of improvement in the method. The resemblance between what originally was a habit, and an instinct becomes so close as not to be distinguished. Darwin. 3. A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct. In*stinct", v. t. Defn: To impress, as an animating power, or instinct. [Obs.] Bentley.