innate English

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What does innate mean?

Definitions in simple English

innate Adjective

— If something is innate, it is present at birth. Often used of abilities and behaviours rather than structures. A cat's ability to draw in its claws is innate.

innate

— adjective (= unconditioned) not established by conditioning or learning an unconditioned reflex

— adjective (= congenital) present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

— adjective (= natural, born) being talented through inherited qualities a natural leader a born musician an innate talent

Synonyms innate synonyms

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innate English » English

inborn

natural

inherent

native

congenital

inbred

congentital

born

intrinsic

hereditary

instinctive

vital

unlearned

substantial

integral

indigenous

essential

unconditioned

fundamental

connatural

connate

congenial

built-in

uncontested

real

peculiar

original

nature

natu-ral

natal

mental

intuitive

intellectual

inherited

ingrain

ingenerate

immanent

gist

existing naturally

disposition

constitutional

connected

bred-in-the-bone

basifixed

a priori

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Simple sentences

That habit is acquired, not innate.

Gauss had an innate talent for mathematical problems.

The instinct for survival is innate.

Even small children have an innate sense of what's fair and what's not.

Generosity is innate in some people.

He has an innate love of adventure.

Movie subtitles

Laura had innate breeding.

Are we sure my hand will regaing it's innate mobility?

This is my pride, despite innate modesty.

Forsooth, one should have. an innate sense of these things, of what is suitable. Morag, will you please?

It's nothing serious, a tiny innate defect.

Their innate desire for violence made their behavior unpredictable and erratic.

Even the most primitive society has an innate respect for the insane.

And he had that sort of innate intelligence that, you know, you have to put in to take out.

Innate value?

At such times, one must remain calm and rely upon one's innate common sense.

How much is innate, how much is learned?

Still, man has retained from his humble beginnings. the innate desire to create.

When humans are born, their innate nature is good.

Yet violence is something that is innate in us all.

It is an innate kindness that makes all the rest of us a little shoddy.

She has the innate desire for group approval.

You get 3 supernatural chances, plus your innate faith in mankind.

It's innate.

I prefer to concentrate on the delightful water nymph who is about to quench my innate primordial thirst.

Well, it takes a lot of practice, Ike, and a certain amount of innate stamina which I suspect that you do not have.

I'll admit. my desire got the better of my innate honesty.

It is widely acknowledged as the most accurate measure of innate intelligence.

That takes a rare and innate talent.

There is an innate softness and corruptibility in women.

Yes, with a compulsion to bet on anything with four legs. and an innate ability to finish dead last.

In the long run, those cuts are going to hurt this company's innate value.

You know there's innate power in the world, Bud, needs publicity.

Contrary to the widely-held view that homosexuality is innate, the opinion is now gaining ground that homosexuality results from a reversal in the direction of sexual urges in early adolescence.

You can't learn, it's innate.

Dash of charisma, innate sense of style.

That's just what I've always admired in you, Dad - you're overflowing with innate sensitivity and charm.

Innate value? What is he talking about?

What it shows is that a kind of belief is innate in all of us.

My people have an innate need for order.

That skill is innate to every woman, isn't it?

Is it that men have an innate aversion to monogamy. or is it more than that?

I've never met somebody where I felt such an innate connection.

News and current affairs

The majesty of his play transcended propaganda in a country where everyday people could appreciate and understand the innate beauty of the game.

Everyone is born with advantages or disadvantages across a whole range of physical characteristics as well as innate abilities.

Furthermore, the innate desire to provide for one's children is so powerful that affluent citizens may buy reprogenetics elsewhere even if their society bans or limits its use.

The diversity of Europe is indeed innate, but its unity is yet to be achieved.

But, in view of recent scientific discoveries, has feminist resistance to accepting any signs of innate gender difference only created new biases?

Music and painting are based in part on innate skills, but also on training and practice.

Convenient, this; for who needs to defend, much less create, something innate?

These behemoths' innate conservatism, having calmed bond and currency markets, is now having a similar effect on stocks.

Differences in innate ability were not denied (at least by the sensible).

While tens of millions of Chinese young people display impressive innate abilities, the country's system of higher education does an abysmal job cultivating their talents.

Moreover, the endowments that people bring with them to the market include not just their own innate qualities, but their starting positions, which are radically unequal.

This process, like other forms of genetic expression, seems to be driven by a combination of innate and environmental factors.

After all, because biology-based arguments about gender difference have historically been used to justify women's subjugation, women have been reluctant to concede any innate difference, lest it be used against them.