innate

adj.天生的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
innate (adjective)
1.
existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth - native inborn innate behavior
2.
belonging to the nature of something - essential inherent
3.
originating in or derived from the mind or the constitution of the intellect rather than from experience
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
innate (adjective)
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
SYNONYMS:
built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, ingrained ( engrained), innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural
RELATED WORDS:
basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental; congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior; internal; characteristic, distinctive, peculiar; habitual, inveterate; normal, regular, typical
NEAR ANTONYMS:
alien, foreign; accidental, coincidental, incidental; acquired, adscititious; superficial, surface; exterior, external
adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic
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