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Definitions for Innate

[1] existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
[2] inherent in the essential character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis.
[3] originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of good and evil.
[4] existing in a person or animal from birth; congenital; inborn
[5] being an essential part of the character of a person or thing
[6] instinctive; not learned innate capacities
[7] botany (of anthers) joined to the filament by the base only
[8] (in rationalist philosophy) (of ideas) present in the mind before any experience and knowable by pure reason

Words related to Innate

ingrained, intuitive, inborn, elemental, deep-seated, inherent, instinctive, intrinsic, congenital, constitutional, essential, hereditary, inbred, indigenous, natural, normal, regular, standard, typical, connate

Words nearby Innate

inmigrant, inmost, inn, innage, innards, innate, innate immunity, innate releasing mechanism, innateness hypothesis, inner, inner automorphism

Origin of Innate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin innātus inborn, past participle of innāscī to be born, arise, equivalent to in- in-2 + nāscī to be born; cf. nascent, nativity

Words that may be confused with Innate

inchoate, innate, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Innate

in·nate·ly , adverb
in·nate·ness , noun
un·in·nate , adjective
un·in·nate·ly , adverb
un·in·nate·ness , noun
in•nate′ ness n.

Word origin for Innate

C15: from Latin, from innascī to be born in, from nascī to be born

Synonyms for Innate

deep-seated, elemental, inborn, ingrained, inherent, instinctive, intrinsic, intuitive, congenital, connate, connatural, constitutional, essential, hereditary, inbred, indigenous, natural, normal, regular, standard, typical, unacquired