adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Innate, possessed by an organism at birth. not-comparable

   "inborn talent"

2. 2
   Inherited or hereditary. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   normally existing at birth wordnet
2. 2
   present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

congenitalconnaturalinheritedinnateatavisticbodily

Example

More examples

"Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired."

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