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- [ih-neyt, in-eyt]
- /ɪˈneɪt, ˈɪn eɪt/
- /ɪˈneɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-neyt, in-eyt]
- /ɪˈneɪt, ˈɪn eɪt/
Definitions of innate word
- adjective innate existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent. 1
- adjective innate inherent in the essential character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis. 1
- adjective innate originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of good and evil. 1
- noun innate Inborn; natural. 1
- abbreviation INNATE inborn 1
- adjective innate natural, inherent 1
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Origin of innate
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin innātus inborn, past participle of innāscī to be born, arise, equivalent to in- in-2 + nāscī to be born; cf. nascent, nativity
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Parts of speech for Innate
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innate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
innate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for innate
adj innate
- ingrained — ingrained; firmly fixed.
- intuitive — perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.
- inborn — naturally present at birth; innate.
- deep-seated — A deep-seated problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time.
- inherent — existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering: an inherent distrust of strangers.
adjective innate
- distinctive — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
- characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
- essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
- native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- inherited — to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business.
Antonyms for innate
adj innate
- learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
- incidental — happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
- meditated — to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
- acquired — obtained, through buying or being given
adjective innate
- extrinsic — Not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside.
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