Antonyms for hereditary


Grammar : Adj
Spell : huh-red-i-ter-ee
Phonetic Transcription : həˈrɛd ɪˌtɛr i


Definition of hereditary

Origin :
  • early 15c., hereditarie, from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity).
  • adj inherited; transmitted at birth
Example sentences :
  • (your race shall be banished from its hereditary abode), 2886; acc.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • But his love for the hereditary soil was not as simple as that of his companions.
  • Extract from : « Ramuntcho » by Pierre Loti
  • I would be born to no hereditary prejudices, no hereditary passions.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • This often acts even in cases where alcohol has aroused a hereditary taint.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • I repeat to you that all hereditary cases are to be found there.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Hereditary Christianity in India is much like hereditary Christianity at home.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • Some take to it because they like it; some are driven to it by a hereditary tendency or an unhappy home.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • They were in the hands of our hereditary enemies, the Spaniards.
  • Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher
  • I mean an hereditary king, not a mere elected head of a state.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
  • There was an infinite depth of hereditary wisdom in its pitying sadness.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for hereditary

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