Synonyms for innate


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-neyt, in-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈneɪt, ˈɪn eɪt

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Définition of innate

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Late Latin innatus "inborn," past participle of innasci "to be born in, originate in," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + nasci "to be born" (Old Latin gnasci; see genus). Related: Innately.
  • adj inherited, native
Example sentences :
  • I suppose he has no innate objection to live occasionally in a city?
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • The mind is formed not by its innate powers, but by its governing desires.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • And is virtue in your opinion, Prodicus, innate or acquired by instruction?
  • Extract from : « Eryxias » by An Imitator of Plato
  • One must have seen his innate splendour, one must have known him before—looked at him then.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad
  • Don't fancy that they have any innate pleasure in harsh measures.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • The fundamental condition of life is the innate heat, the abdication of which is death.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • Cruelty is innate in them, and vice and crime are everywhere rampant.
  • Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
  • Hence the relics which he snatches from ruin will have some innate merits to recommend them.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • I supposed they were talking of the innate sin of both their hearts.
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
  • It was the innate virtue of the man that made this appeal to his corrupted nature.
  • Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli

Antonyms for innate

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