Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instinctivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-stinc-tiv-i-ty
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being instinctive, or prompted by instinct.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is growth only in plants; but there is irritability, or, a better word, instinctivity, in insects."

Etymology

From instinctive + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: instinctive
Suffix: -ity

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

instinctivities (plural)

Questions

What does instinctivity mean?: The quality of being instinctive, or prompted by instinct.
Where does instinctivity come from?: From instinctive + -ity.

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