instinct: Meaning and Definition of

in•stinct

1. an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
2. a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency.
3. a natural aptitude or gift: an instinct for making money.
4. natural intuitive power.

in•stinct

1. filled or infused with some animating principle (usually fol. by with): instinct with life.
2. animated by some inner force.