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inborn

[ in-bawrn ]

adjective

  1. naturally present at birth; innate.

    Synonyms: hereditary, congenital, native, natural, inherent, inbred

    Antonyms: learned



inborn

/ ˈɪnˈbɔːn /

adjective

  1. existing from birth; congenital; innate


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Word History and Origins

Origin of inborn1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English inboren “native, indigenous”; in- 1, born

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Synonym Study

See innate.

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Example Sentences

Parents maintain that same-sex sexual and romantic desires is not inborn and therefore engage in efforts to change their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

For example, a newborn mouse has an inborn fear of foxes, even if it is the descendant of many generations of lab mice with no exposure to foxes at all.

In fact, all tests are achievement tests—they reveal not inborn ability but the skills a person has acquired up to that point.

All tests are achievement tests—they reveal not inborn ability but the skills a person has acquired up to that point.

These were proofs, had any been needed, of her inborn delight in life and her own loveliness.

It is the proving that bends the back, tries the patience, strains to the utmost the man's inborn Instinct of the Metal.

Freedom of will would then have to be acknowledged even in inanimate things; for even fire acts according to its inborn nature.

Those dancing clear blue eyes betrayed the inborn love of a high-spirited nature.

You may say that a girl of such a family cannot help being cultivated: culture is inborn.

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