Hyphenation of instinct

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word instinct? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

in-stinct

Definitions of instinct:

1.	Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli The spawning instinct in salmon Altruistic instincts in social animals
2.	(followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated Imbued with the spirit of the Reformation Words instinct with love It is replete with misery

Synonyms of instinct:

adj	replete, full
noun	inherent aptitude, aptitude

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.