innate

adjective

in·nate i-ˈnāt How to pronounce innate (audio)

ˈi-ˌnāt

: existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native, inborn

innate behavior

: belonging to the essential nature of something : inherent

: originating in or derived from the mind or the constitution of the intellect rather than from experience

innately adverb

innateness noun

Example Sentences

… the delays innate in both serial and book publication …

Walter Rundell, American Association of University Professors Bulletin, September 1971 … the materials for conflict are innate to social life.

Richard Sennett, Psychology Today, November 1970 The faculty for myth is innate in the human race.

W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, 1919 She has an innate sense of rhythm. the innate problems of wireless communication

Recent Examples on the Web Before your current period of rapid growth, your company (like mine) may have been small enough that your guiding ethos felt innate.

Katya Laviolette, Forbes, 19 July 2022 In other words, their superior status is not innate but cultural, resulting from a long history of favorable media depictions.

Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 8 July 2022 Simple enough, seemingly, for someone whose innate tennis talents appear to be nearly limitless. Kyrgios, though, has often combusted on the biggest stages.

New York Times, 6 July 2022 This part of their personality is innate and skillful and can be used in fulfilling ways.

Glamour, 27 May 2022 Yet Americans, already dealing with the lasting mental anguish of living through a two-year-long pandemic that’s still kicking, are feeling the frustration on a more innate level as well, behavioral economists say.

Declan Harty, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 Wealthy leagues can show the money to goal-scorers and goal-creators who are able to conquer soccer’s innate resistance to offense.

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2022 Scientists examined the responses from Omicron and Delta to small proteins called interferons, which act like highway flares that alert innate immune cells to invaders.

Megan Scudellari, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2022 Indeed, a 2019 study published in the Journal of Personality found women had more romantic interest in men with higher social confidence, whether that confidence was innate or trained.

Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN, 29 Jan. 2022 See More

innate

adjective

as in inherent

being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing an innate athletic ability that allowed him to excel at just about any sport he tried his hand at

Synonyms & Similar Words

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inherent
intrinsic
integral
essential
inborn
natural
hereditary
constitutional
hardwired
inherited
indigenous
ingrained
inner
constitutive
native
immanent
inbred
fundamental
congenital
elemental
basic
engrained
distinctive
built-in
characteristic
internal
ingrain
peculiar
in one's blood
interior
deep-rooted
inmost
habitual
normal
typical
inveterate
regular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

extrinsic
adventitious
extraneous
foreign
alien
accidental
incidental
surface
external
acquired
coincidental
superficial
exterior
adscititious

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of innate are congenital, hereditary, inborn, and inbred. While all these words mean "not acquired after birth," innate applies to qualities or characteristics that are part of one's inner essential nature.

an innate sense of fair play

Both congenital and hereditary refer to what is acquired before or at birth, the former to things acquired during fetal development and the latter to things transmitted from one's ancestors.

a congenital heart murmur

eye color is hereditary

The meanings of inborn and innate largely overlap; however, inborn suggests a quality or tendency either actually present at birth or so marked and deep-seated as to seem so.

her inborn love of nature

The synonyms inbred and innate are sometimes interchangeable, but inbred suggests something either acquired from parents by heredity or so deeply rooted and ingrained as to seem acquired in that way.

inbred political loyalties

单词	innate
释义	innate adjective in·nate i-ˈnāt ˈi-ˌnāt 1 : existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native, inborn innate behavior 2 : belonging to the essential nature of something : inherent 3 : originating in or derived from the mind or the constitution of the intellect rather than from experience innately adverb innateness noun Synonyms built-in constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrain ingrained engrained inherent integral intrinsic native natural See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences … the delays innate in both serial and book publication … Walter Rundell, American Association of University Professors Bulletin, September 1971 … the materials for conflict are innate to social life. Richard Sennett, Psychology Today, November 1970 The faculty for myth is innate in the human race. W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, 1919 She has an innate sense of rhythm. the innate problems of wireless communication Recent Examples on the Web Before your current period of rapid growth, your company (like mine) may have been small enough that your guiding ethos felt innate. Katya Laviolette, Forbes, 19 July 2022 In other words, their superior status is not innate but cultural, resulting from a long history of favorable media depictions. Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 8 July 2022 Simple enough, seemingly, for someone whose innate tennis talents appear to be nearly limitless. Kyrgios, though, has often combusted on the biggest stages. New York Times, 6 July 2022 This part of their personality is innate and skillful and can be used in fulfilling ways. Glamour, 27 May 2022 Yet Americans, already dealing with the lasting mental anguish of living through a two-year-long pandemic that’s still kicking, are feeling the frustration on a more innate level as well, behavioral economists say. Declan Harty, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 Wealthy leagues can show the money to goal-scorers and goal-creators who are able to conquer soccer’s innate resistance to offense. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2022 Scientists examined the responses from Omicron and Delta to small proteins called interferons, which act like highway flares that alert innate immune cells to invaders. Megan Scudellari, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2022 Indeed, a 2019 study published in the Journal of Personality found women had more romantic interest in men with higher social confidence, whether that confidence was innate or trained. Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN, 29 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English innat, from Latin innatus, past participle of innasci to be born in, from in- + nasci to be born — more at nation First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition innate adjective in·nate in-ˈāt, ˈin-ˌ : existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native, inborn innate behavior innate adjective as in inherent being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing an innate athletic ability that allowed him to excel at just about any sport he tried his hand at Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance inherent intrinsic integral essential inborn natural hereditary constitutional hardwired inherited indigenous ingrained inner constitutive native immanent inbred fundamental congenital elemental basic engrained distinctive built-in characteristic internal ingrain peculiar in one's blood interior deep-rooted inmost habitual normal typical inveterate regular Antonyms & Near Antonyms extrinsic adventitious extraneous foreign alien accidental incidental surface external acquired coincidental superficial exterior adscititious See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of innate are congenital, hereditary, inborn, and inbred. While all these words mean "not acquired after birth," innate applies to qualities or characteristics that are part of one's inner essential nature. an innate sense of fair play Both congenital and hereditary refer to what is acquired before or at birth, the former to things acquired during fetal development and the latter to things transmitted from one's ancestors. a congenital heart murmur eye color is hereditary The meanings of inborn and innate largely overlap; however, inborn suggests a quality or tendency either actually present at birth or so marked and deep-seated as to seem so. her inborn love of nature The synonyms inbred and innate are sometimes interchangeable, but inbred suggests something either acquired from parents by heredity or so deeply rooted and ingrained as to seem acquired in that way. inbred political loyalties
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