innate
adjective/ɪˈneɪt/
/ɪˈneɪt/
- (of a quality, feeling, etc.) that you have when you are born synonym inborn
- the innate ability to learn
- He never lost his innate sense of fun.
- Is a tendency towards violence an innate characteristic?
- Many children seem to have an innate sense of justice.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInnate is used with these nouns:- ability
- capacity
- conservatism
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin innatus, past participle of innasci, from in- ‘into’ + nasci ‘be born’.Want to learn more?
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