English-Thai Dictionary

innate

ADJ โดยกำเนิด  inborn natural inherent learned doi-kam-noed

 

innately

ADV โดยกำเนิด  แต่กำเนิด  naturally inherently doi-kam-noed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INNATE

a.[L. innatus, from innascor; in and nascor, to be born. ] Inborn; native; natural. Innate ideas are such as are supposed to be stamped on the mind, at the moment when existence begins. Mr. Locke has taken great pains to prove that no such ideas exist.

 

INNATED

for innate, is not used.

 

INNATELY

adv. Naturally.

 

INNATENESS

n.The quality of being innate.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INNATE

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.)

 

Defn: 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. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

INNATE

INNATE In *nate ", v. t.

 

Defn: To cause to exit; to call into being. [Obs. ] "The first innating cause. " Marston.

 

INNATELY

INNATELY In "nate *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Naturally.

 

INNATENESS

INNATENESS In "nate *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being innate.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

innate

in nate |iˈnāt ɪˈneɪt | ▶adjective inborn; natural: her innate capacity for organization. • Philosophy originating in the mind. DERIVATIVES in nate ly adverb, in nate ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin innatus, past participle of innasci, from in- ‘into ’ + nasci ‘be born. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

innate

innate |ɪˈneɪt, ˈɪneɪt | ▶adjective inborn; natural: her innate capacity for organization. • Philosophy originating in the mind. DERIVATIVES innately adverb, innateness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin innatus, past participle of innasci, from in- ‘into ’ + nasci ‘be born ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

innate

innate adjective an innate talent for woodworking: inborn, inbred, inherent, indwelling, natural, intrinsic, instinctive, intuitive, unlearned; hereditary, inherited, in the blood, in the family; inbuilt, deep-rooted, deep-seated, hardwired, connate. ANTONYMS acquired.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

innate

innate adjective people differ in terms of their innate abilities: 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; rare connate, connatural. ANTONYMS acquired. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD innate, inherent, intrinsic, essential See inherent . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

innate

in nate /ɪ̀néɪt /形容詞 比較なし 生まれつき備わっている, 生得的な 〈能力 資質など 〉(inherent, natural ); 本質的な, 固有の .～ly 副詞 生まれつき ; 本質的に .～ness 名詞