Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Instinct.
- noun Instigation; inspiration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Instinct; incitement; inspiration.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
instinct ;incitement ;inspiration
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word instinction.
Examples
-
Yet, one other thing there was, that has point in this place; for when I sent my speech out into the night, using my brain-elements, I came to know that, whether I had a knowledge of the North, or no knowledge at the moment, yet did I turn oft with a sure instinction to that Direction.
The Night Land 2007
-
Vicious Imagery: It's my instinction, it's my in-stinc-tion!
It's my instinction, it's my in-stinc-tion! DAVID BISHOP 2007
-
Yet, one other thing there was, that has point in this place; for when I sent my speech out into the night, using my brain-elements, I came to know that, whether I had a knowledge of the North, or no knowledge at the moment, yet did I turn oft with a sure instinction to that Direction.
-
Is it no small matter, that by the only instinction of loue’s force, the doughter of so great a Prince, as the Emperour of the
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.