Innate
11innate — innately, adv. innateness, n. /i nayt , in ayt/, adj. 1. existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent. 2. inherent in the essential character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis. 3. originating in or arising from …
12innate — in•nate [[t]ɪˈneɪt, ˈɪn eɪt[/t]] adj. 1) existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate talents[/ex] 2) inherent in the character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis[/ex] 3) arising from the intellect or the constitution of the… …
13innate — adjective Etymology: Middle English innat, from Latin innatus, past participle of innasci to be born in, from in + nasci to be born more at nation Date: 15th century 1. existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual… …
14innate — in|nate [ˌıˈneıt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of innasci, from nasci to be born ] 1.) an innate quality or ability is something you are born with ▪ Children have an innate ability to learn language. 2.) an innate… …
15innate — 1. adjective /ɪˈneɪt/ a) Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence. b) Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See a priori, intuitive. See… …
16innate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. natural, inborn; inherent; congenital. See intrinsic, intuition. Ant., learned. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. inherent, natural, native, intrinsic, inborn, inbred, congenital, hereditary; see also… …
17innate — [[t]ɪ̱ne͟ɪt[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n An innate quality or ability is one which a person is born with. Americans have an innate sense of fairness. ...a society in which individuals could develop their innate abilities and capacities. Syn: inherent,… …
18innate — in|nate [ ı,neıt ] adjective an innate quality or ability is one that you have always had: INHERENT: His innate sense of justice made him popular with his workforce. ╾ in|nate|ly adverb …
19innate — adjective an innate quality has been part of your character since you were born: Donna had an innate ability to sense when someone was unhappy. innately adverb: the army s innately conservative values …
20innate — UK [ˌɪˈneɪt] / US [ˈɪˌneɪt] adjective an innate quality or ability is one that you have always had His innate sense of justice made him popular with his workforce. Derived word: innately adverb …