Dictionary

congenital en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kənˈdʒɛnɪt(ə)l/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin genitus Latin congenitus English -al English congenital From Latin congenitus + -al, equivalent to con- + genital.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of a trait or a disease, present since birth.
   • Every town the size of Maycomb had families like the Ewells. No economic fluctuations changed their status—people like the Ewells lived as guests of the county in prosperity as well as in the depths of a depression. No truant officers could keep their numerous offspring in school; no public health officer could free them from congenital defects, various worms, and the diseases indigenous to filthy surroundings. 1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:

Antonyms

acquired

Deriveds

CHILD syndrome · noncongenital · congenitally · congenitalness · congenital heart disease · lethal congenital contracture syndrome · congenital contractural arachnodactyly · congenital amputee · congenital disorder · Leber congenital amaurosis · congenital heart defect · congenital cutaneous candidiasis · congenital analgesia · congenital insensitivity to pain

Synonyms

native · ingenite · genetous · connatural · genetous · connate · inbred · indigenous · innate · congenite · unlearned · natural · congenital · congenite · to the manner born · inborn · unlearnt

Translations (43)

hi जन्मजात (present since birth) · fi synnynnäinen (present since birth) · bg по рождение (present since birth) · tr doğumsal (present since birth) · ca congènit (present since birth) · bg вроден (present since birth) · nl congenitaal (present since birth) · pt congênito (present since birth) · el συγγενής (present since birth) · pl wrodzony (present since birth) · gv dooghyssagh (present since birth) · da medfødt (present since birth) · de kongenital (present since birth) · hu veleszületett (present since birth) · sv kongenital (present since birth) · fr congénital (present since birth) · is meðfæddur (present since birth) · ru конгенита́льный (present since birth) · es congénito (present since birth) · nn medfødd (present since birth) · cs vrozený (present since birth) · eo denaska (present since birth) · lt įgimtas (present since birth) · sv medfödd (present since birth) · io kunnaskinta (present since birth) · he מולד (present since birth) · te పుట్టు (present since birth) · ht konjenital (present since birth) · ru врождённый (present since birth) · ckb زکماک (present since birth) · grc συγγενικός (present since birth) · tr konjenital (present since birth) · id kongenital (present since birth) · fo viðføddur (present since birth) · nb medfødt (present since birth) · uk вроджений (present since birth) · nl aangeboren (present since birth) · pt congénito (present since birth) · it congenito (present since birth) · gl conxénito (present since birth) · cmn 先天 (present since birth) · ja 先天的 (present since birth) · de angeboren (present since birth)