INBORN

connatural, inborn, inbred

(adjective) normally existing at birth; “mankind’s connatural sense of the good”

congenital, inborn, innate

(adjective) present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

inborn (not comparable)

Innate, possessed by an organism at birth.

Inherited or hereditary.

Synonyms

see also innate

Anagrams

• bornin

Source: Wiktionary


In"born`, a.

Definition: Born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; as, inborn passions. Cowper.

Syn.

– Innate; inherent; natural.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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