Natural, inherent -- as innate ideas, that is to say, ideas that we are born with, having had them previously imparted to us. The doctrine of innate ideas is one of the most admirable faiths of philosophy, being itself an innate idea and therefore inaccessible to disproof, though Locke foolishly supposed himself to have given it "a black eye." Among innate ideas may be mentioned the belief in one's ability to conduct a newspaper, in the greatness of one's country, in the superiority of one's civilization, in the importance of one's personal affairs and in the interesting nature of one's diseases.

Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.

Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See A priori, Intuitive.

(adj) inherent, inborn, existing in a living organism since birth; (n) the function of the autonomic nervous system or unconscious mind that directs homeostasis and healing and believed by some (often capitalized) to be in direct contact with or emanating from the Supreme Being.

inborn; as determined by factors present in an individual from birth

A rather imprecise word which assumes that behavioural or other characteristics of a living creature must be either fully developed before birth or acquired subsequently by learning after birth; existing from birth; congenital; inborn; instinctive, not learned; of ideas present in the mind before any experience and knowable by pure reason originating in the intellect or structure of the mind rather than in perception of the external world.

present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

Innate means possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent.

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Existing in a person from birth.

Possessed at birth; inborn

Inborn, hereditary.