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vaisto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • instinct noun A behavior or urge that comes naturally, without being learned.
  • intuition noun An immediate understanding or feeling about something without conscious reasoning.
  • sense noun One of the physical faculties — sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch — through which the body perceives the world.

Senses

vaisto is used for these senses in English:

  • instinct A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
  • instinct An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought.
  • intuition Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
  • intuition A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.
  • sense A natural appreciation or ability.

instinct — full definition

  1. noun A behavior or urge that comes naturally, without being learned.
  2. noun A gut feeling or reaction that happens without conscious thought.

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