innate
adj.
native, natural, inborn; inherent
Intrinsic and extrinsic properties
innate
Adjective
1. not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex"
(synonym) unconditioned, unlearned
2. being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
(synonym) natural, born(p), innate(p)
(similar) intelligent
3. present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
(synonym) congenital, inborn, inherent
(similar) noninheritable, nonheritable
innato
adj.
innate, inborn, inherent, native, natural, inbred
Innate
(v. t.)
To cause to exit; to call into being.
(a.)
Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See A priori, Intuitive.
(a.)
Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther.
(a.)
Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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