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innate
CEFRC1
/ɪˈneɪt/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Present from birth rather than learned.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailInstinctive; coming from instinct.
Examples
Gauss had an innate talent for mathematical problems.
Seen close-up, things have a way of showing their defects, their innate ugliness.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
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- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsOriginating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.
More examples
In contextGenerosity is innate in some people.
an innate anther
innate ideas
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Origin
adjective
The adjective is first attested in the 1420s, 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).