innate
Inborn; existing or having existed since birthInborn; existing or having existed since birth.
» Generosity is innate in some people.
У некоторых людей врождённая щедрость.
У деяких людей природжена щедрість.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
angeboren
прирождённыйpriroždjónnyj, врождённыйvroždjónnyj
(not comparable)Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
innate ideas
(not comparable)Instinctive; coming from instinct.
(not comparable)Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.
an innate anther
- not established by conditioning or learning
- present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
- being talented through inherited qualities
Examples
22 sentencesGenerosity is innate in some people.
У деяких людей природжена щедрість. — sakhnik
ruУ некоторых людей врождённая щедрость. — Hellerick
That habit is acquired, not innate.
deDieses Verhalten ist erworben, nicht angeboren. — al_ex_an_der
The instinct for survival is innate.
deDer Überlebenswille ist angeboren. — PeterR
He has an innate love of adventure.
ruОн имеет врожденную тягу к приключениям. — Snark
She has an innate love of adventure.
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is first attested in the 1420s, the verb in 1602; from Middle English innat(The adjective is first attested in the 1420s, the verb in 1602; from Middle English innat(e) (“innate, inborn”), borrowed from Latin innātus (“inborn, innate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), perfect active participle of innāscor (“to be born in, grow up in”), from in- (“in, at on”) + nāscor (“to be born”); see natal, native. The verb is derived from the adjective, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Synonyms
17 synonyms- not established by conditioning or learning:unconditionedunlearned
- present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development:congenitalinborn
- being talented through inherited qualities:naturalborn