Home › Words › I › instinctioninstinctioninstinction means instinct, incitement, or inspiration.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, instinction ranks #7,710 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English instinccion, instyncyon, from Middle French instincion and its etymon Medieval Latin īnstīnctiō.nounInstinct, incitement, or inspiration.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.instinctivity 73% match — The quality of being instinctive, or prompted by instinct. vs instinction →instinctive 70% match — Related to or prompted by instinct. vs instinction →instinctual 70% match — Of, relating to, or derived from instinct. vs instinction →instinctually 69% match — In an instinctual way. vs instinction →instinctiveness 68% match — The quality of being instinctive. vs instinction →instinctively 66% match — Innately; by instinct; without being taught. vs instinction →intuiting 62% match — An instance of intuition. vs instinction →instinctualization 62% match — The process by which something becomes instinctual. vs instinction →