congenital, inborn, innate
(adjective) present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
natural, born, innate
(adjective) being talented through inherited qualities; “a natural leader”; “a born musician”; “an innate talent”
unconditioned, innate, unlearned
(adjective) not established by conditioning or learning; “an unconditioned reflex”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
innate (not comparable)
Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
(philosophy) Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
Instinctive; coming from instinct.
(botany) Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.
• Nouns often used with "innate": knowledge, idea, immunity, etc.
• (existing or having existed since birth): See also innate
innate (third-person singular simple present innates, present participle innating, simple past and past participle innated)
(obsolete) To cause to exist; to call into being.
• annite, ante in, nanite, tannie
Source: Wiktionary
In"nate, a. Etym: [L. innatus; pref. in- in + natus born, p.p. of nasci to be born. See Native.]
1. Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.
2. (Metaph.)
Definition: Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See A priori, Intuitive. There is an innate light in every man, discovering to him the first lines of duty in the common notions of good and evil. South. Men would not be guilty if they did not carry in their mind common notions of morality,innate and written in divine letters. Fleming (Origen). If I could only show,as I hope I shall . . . how men, barely by the use of their natural faculties, may attain to all the knowledge they have, without the help of any innate impressions; and may arrive at certainty without any such original notions or principles. Locke.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther. Gray. Innate ideas (Metaph.), ideas, as of God, immortality, right and wrong, supposed by some to be inherent in the mind, as a priori principles of knowledge.
In*nate", v. t.
Definition: To cause to exit; to call into being. [Obs.] "The first innating cause." Marston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 April 2025
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
