innate

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
2. (not-comparable) Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
3. (not-comparable) Instinctive; coming from instinct.
4. (not-comparable) Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.

Verb

To cause to exist; to call into being.

Synonyms

inborn

natural

inherent

native

congenital

inbred

congentital

born

🐣

intrinsic

hereditary

instinctive

substantial

essential

integral

unlearned

vital

indigenous

fundamental

built-in

connate

congenial

connatural

unconditioned

bred-in-the-bone

connected

constitutional

disposition

gist

immanent

ingrain

inherited

intellectual

intuitive

mental

nature

original

peculiar

real

uncontested

natal

basifixed

ingenerate

existing naturally

natu-ral

a priori

Translations

angeboren

inné

innato

aangeboren

naturel

congénito

innato

natural

αβίαστος

ingeboren

natürlich

natuurlijk

congénital

inato

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈneɪt/

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in the 1420's, the verb in 1602; from Middle English innat(e) (“innate, inborn”), borrowed from Latin innātus (“inborn, innate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), perfect active participle of innāscor (“to be born in, grow up in”), from in- (“in, at on”) + nāscor (“to be born”); see natal, native. The verb is derived from the adjective, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).