Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [in-bawrn]
- /ˈɪnˈbɔrn/
- /ˌɪnˈbɔːn/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [in-bawrn]
- /ˈɪnˈbɔrn/
Definitions of inborn word
- adjective inborn naturally present at birth; innate. 1
- noun inborn Existing from birth. 1
- adjective inborn innate, natural 1
- adjective inborn Inborn qualities are natural ones which you are born with. 0
- adjective inborn existing from birth; congenital; innate 0
- adjective inborn present in the organism at birth; innate; not acquired 0
Information block about the term
Origin of inborn
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English inboren native, indigenous; see in-1, born
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Inborn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
inborn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
inborn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inborn
adj inborn
- congenital — A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited.
- ingrained — ingrained; firmly fixed.
- innate — existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
- intuitive — perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.
- hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
Antonyms for inborn
adj inborn
adjective inborn
- extrinsic — Not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside.
Top questions with inborn
- what does inborn mean?
- what did garrod mean by inborn errors of metabolism?
- what is inborn?
- what is inborn immunity?
- what are inborn errors of metabolism?
- what is an inborn error of metabolism?
- what is an inborn response?
- what is the meaning of inborn?
- what are inborn traits?
- what is an inborn trait?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with i
- Words starting with in
- Words starting with inb
- Words starting with inbo
- Words starting with inbor
- Words starting with inborn