innate
adjective
[ ɪˈneɪt ]
• inborn; natural.
• "her innate capacity for organization"
Similar:
inborn,
natural,
inbred,
congenital,
inherent,
intrinsic,
instinctive,
intuitive,
spontaneous,
unlearned,
untaught,
hereditary,
inherited,
in the blood,
in the family,
quintessential,
organic,
essential,
basic,
fundamental,
constitutional,
built-in,
inbuilt,
ingrown,
deep-rooted,
deep-seated,
connate,
connatural,
Opposite:
acquired,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin innatus, past participle of innasci, from in- ‘into’ + nasci ‘be born’.
