instinct
1. An
inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli: the spawning instinct in salmon;
altruistic instincts in social animals. 2. A powerful motivation or
impulse. 3. An innate capability or
aptitude: an instinct for tact and
diplomacy.1. Deeply filled or imbued: words instinct with love. 2. Obsolete. Impelled from within. instinct• 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.• 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.• A natural aptitude or knack; a
predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct.
instinct
by White widow on Apr 15, 2005 00:05:45
Aside from
the well written definition above, it is also the males instinct to quickly cover ones
gonads if
in danger.
Example:
As I walked to
math class, I saw a bird flying at mid body level, not taking any chances, I quickly covered my
gonads with one hand and quickly attempted to
play it off as if nothing had happened.
instincts
by canuck4Jesus on Feb 26, 2010 05:46:28
inner sense of self-preservation inherent within creatures in the animal kingdom; sense of right and wrong for human beings that seems to come naturally; natural
intuition to respond, sometimes suddenly, to
sensory input; initial
strong feelings experienced as new information is processed.
Example:
The lion is feared throughout the animal kingdom because of its
predatory instincts.
My senses aren't tingling at all -- my instincts have failed humanity!
Guy 1: My instincts tell me I should NOT be doing this, but I gotta be strong!
Guy 2: Dude, you're only bench-pressing like 45 pounds!
If teen-aged males trusted their instincts more, they wouldn't say the (too often)
famous last words: "Hey, watch THIS!"
Ultra Instinct
by Ecce! on Feb 18, 2018 09:43:14
Form that allows you to subconsciously dodge even the
miniscule of things. Essentially, you're fully aware of your surroundings, like you have an eye with circumscopic (360) vision, as well as extremely advanced perception. It's
timed though, so eventually you'll
revert to your regular form and lose all the benefits.
Example:
Ultra Instinct: Imagine you
running away from your mom when she's trying to
whoop your ass for no good reason. That is, until you lose
UI and she begins to whip you like you've never been whipped before