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innate — adjective Etymology: Middle English innat, from Latin innatus, past participle of innasci to be born in, from in + nasci to be born more at nation Date: 15th century 1. existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual… … New Collegiate Dictionary
innate — [[t]ɪ̱ne͟ɪt[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n An innate quality or ability is one which a person is born with. Americans have an innate sense of fairness. ...a society in which individuals could develop their innate abilities and capacities. Syn: inherent,… … English dictionary
innate — in|nate [ ı,neıt ] adjective an innate quality or ability is one that you have always had: INHERENT: His innate sense of justice made him popular with his workforce. ╾ in|nate|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
innate — UK [ˌɪˈneɪt] / US [ˈɪˌneɪt] adjective an innate quality or ability is one that you have always had His innate sense of justice made him popular with his workforce. Derived word: innately adverb … English dictionary
innate — innate, inborn, inbred, congenital, hereditary, inherited are comparable but not wholly synonymous terms that refer to qualities which either are or seem to be derived from one s inheritance or from conditions attending one s birth or origin.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Innate bisexuality — (or predisposition to bisexuality ) is a term introduced by Sigmund Freud (based on work by his associate Wilhelm Fliess), that expounds all humans are born bisexual but through psychological development (which includes both external and internal … Wikipedia
innate — innately, adv. innateness, n. /i nayt , in ayt/, adj. 1. existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent. 2. inherent in the essential character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis. 3. originating in or arising from … Universalium
innate — in•nate [[t]ɪˈneɪt, ˈɪn eɪt[/t]] adj. 1) existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate talents[/ex] 2) inherent in the character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis[/ex] 3) arising from the intellect or the constitution of the… … From formal English to slang
sense — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sight, hearing, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, developed, good, keen ▪ Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch. ▪ poor ▪ … Collocations dictionary
innate — adjective an innate quality has been part of your character since you were born: Donna had an innate ability to sense when someone was unhappy. innately adverb: the army s innately conservative values … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
