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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•nate /ɪˈneɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - existing from birth;
inborn;
native:innate talents. - existing in the nature of something:an innate defect in the hypothesis.
- arising from the intellect rather than learned through experience:an innate knowledge of good and evil.
in•nate•ly, adv. in•nate•ness, n. [uncountable]See -nat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•nate (i nāt′, in′āt),USA pronunciation adj. - existing in one from birth;
inborn;
native:innate musical talent. - inherent in the essential character of something:an innate defect in the hypothesis.
- originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience:an innate knowledge of good and evil.
- Latin innātus inborn, past participle of innāscī to be born, arise, equivalent. to in- in-2 + nāscī to be born; compare nascent, nativity
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged natural, congenital. Innate, inborn, congenital, hereditary describe qualities, characteristics, or possessions acquired before or at the time of birth. Innate, of Latin origin, and inborn, a native English word, share the literal basic sense "existing at the time of birth,'' and they are interchangeable in most contexts:innate(or inborn) stodginess, agility, gracefulness. Congenital refers most often to characteristics acquired during fetal development, especially defects or undesirable conditions:a congenital deformity; congenital blindness.Hereditary describes qualities or things passed on from ancestors, either through the genes or by social or legal means:Hemophilia is a hereditary condition; a hereditary title.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: innate /ɪˈneɪt; ˈɪneɪt/ adj - existing in a person or animal from birth; congenital; inborn
- being an essential part of the character of a person or thing
- instinctive; not learned: innate capacities
- (in rationalist philosophy) (of ideas) present in the mind before any experience and knowable by pure reason
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin, from innascī to be born in, from nascī to be borninˈnately adv inˈnateness n |