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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

inborn en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪn.bɔːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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  • /ˈɪn.bɔɹn/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Innate; possessed by an organism at birth.
    • However, a scientific study just published in American Psychologist provides strong reasons to doubt that there are many inborn differences between genders. September 20 1995, Oliver James, “From Venus and Mars”, in The Guardian:
    • inborn instincts
    • inborn talent
  2. (not-comparable) Inherited; hereditary.
  3. (not-comparable) Native; indigenous.

Deriveds

inbornness

Translations (19)

pl wrodzony (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · grc ἔμφυτος (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · bg наследствен (Inherited or hereditary) · fr inné (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · nn medfødd (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · ca innat (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · nb medfødt (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · ru прирождённый (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · grc ἐγγενής (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · kk туа (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · es innato (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · ang onġeboren (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · mk вроден (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · nl aangeboren (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · ru врождённый (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · hi जन्मसिद्ध (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · bg вроден (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · gv dooghyssagh (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth) · de angeboren (Innate, possessed by an organism at birth)