innate

innate
innate [i nāt′, in′āt΄]
adj.
[L innatus, pp. of innasci, to be born in, originate in < in-, in + nasci, to be born: see NATURE]
1.
a) existing naturally rather than acquired; that seems to have been in one from birth [innate talent]
b) existing as an inherent attribute [the innate humor of a situation]
2. Bot. borne at the apex of the support, as an anther
innately
adv.
innateness
n.
SYN.- INNATE and INBORN are often interchangeable, but INNATE has more extensive connotations, describing that which belongs to something as part of its nature or constitution, and INBORN, the simpler term, more specifically suggesting qualities so much a part of one's nature as to seem to have been born in or with one [inborn modesty ]; INBRED refers to qualities that are deeply ingrained by breeding [an inbred love of learning ]; CONGENITAL implies existence at or from one's birth, specifically as a result of prenatal environment [congenital blindness ]; HEREDITARY implies acquirement of characteristics by transmission genetically from parents or ancestors [hereditary blondness ]

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