[ˈɪnstɪŋ(k)t], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli
(e.g: the homing instinct)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘instigation, impulse’): from Latin instinctus ‘impulse’, from the verb instinguere, from in- ‘towards’ + stinguere ‘to prick’

[ɪnˈstɪŋ(k)t], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- imbued or filled with (a quality, especially a desirable one)
(e.g: these canvases are instinct with passion)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘instigation, impulse’): from Latin instinctus ‘impulse’, from the verb instinguere, from in- ‘towards’ + stinguere ‘to prick’