instinctlessadj.

Etymology: instinct n. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈinstinctless.

Without or lacking instinct.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > intuition > natural impulse, instinct > [adjective] > lacking instinct

instinctless1890

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [adjective]

scholastical?1526

schoolish1549

pedantical1592

pen and inkhornc1598

pedanta1612

pedantic1631

scholastic1700

instinctless1947

nitpicky1962

1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ii. 77 Schrader gives a striking account of the instinctless condition of his brainless pigeons.

1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era xiii. 181 This return [to antiquity]..was no longer inspired by the reverential Classicism of the 18th century, but rather by the indiscriminate and instinctless ‘learnedness’ of the 19th.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	instinctless
释义	instinctlessadj. Etymology: instinct n. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈinstinctless. Without or lacking instinct. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > intuition > natural impulse, instinct > [adjective] > lacking instinct instinctless1890 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [adjective] scholastical?1526 schoolish1549 pedantical1592 pen and inkhornc1598 pedanta1612 pedantic1631 scholastic1700 instinctless1947 nitpicky1962 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ii. 77 Schrader gives a striking account of the instinctless condition of his brainless pigeons. 1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era xiii. 181 This return [to antiquity]..was no longer inspired by the reverential Classicism of the 18th century, but rather by the indiscriminate and instinctless ‘learnedness’ of the 19th. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1890
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