innate
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5.2
- adjective
- /ɪˈneɪt/
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innato
- Some are born with an innate gift for art and painting.
- an innate ability
- an innate talent
- an innate characteristic
Did you have at that point an innate fear of death?
- Did you have at that point an innate fear of death?
- It's not necessarily him having some innate sexism.
- So one path is for what we call innate odor responses.
- But I think that shows the, the innate human desire to trust.
- Some are born with an innate gift for art and painting.
- So do you have innate ideas about horses?
- And when it occurs, your innate immune system launches a response.
- So what innate knowledge do you think we're born with?
- You know, I think that there's a there's an innate hunger.
- But now what needs to be innate for that, right?
- And As for whether it's innate or not, I.
- And but it is innate to feel that that way.
- Do you think it's innate for like moaning?
Examples
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But the most striking quality of all is the innate intelligence we can see in her eyes.
Fiction book (1994) -
Steve was chosen for his innate goodness.
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Did you have at that point an innate fear of death?
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But you have a gift, an innate talent.
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People have an innate desire to accomplish things.
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I think you have the unique innate ability to bring out the strangeness in other people.
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Yet for all his innate cleverness, child Harold is a bit of a wild man.
Academic text (2011) -
He has such an innate elegance and intelligence to the way he moves.
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Some are born with an innate gift for art and painting.
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The reason we're doctors is that we have an innate desire to help people.
Synonyms
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3.0
Having a strong ability for something and needing little practice
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5.1
A natural part of something that is always there
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6.7
A natural, basic part of a person or thing
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4.2
A quick natural reaction that happens without thinking
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3.4
Present from birth and not learned later
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Natural protection from disease present at birth without prior exposure
- Specialized
The body's natural defense giving stronger responses after earlier exposure or vaccines
How Innate
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word innate comes from the Latin parts in- and natus, where natus means 'born'. It is the same root as native, so innate describes a quality that is there 'from birth', not learned.