inborn
Americanadjective
adjective
Synonym Usage
See innate.
Etymology
Origin of inborn
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English inboren “native, indigenous”; see in- 1, born
Example Sentences
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Inborn leadership traits certainly do exist, but upbringing, he found, matters too.
From Economist • Sep. 23, 2010
Inborn inclination determines the things every human being prefers to do, concerning all the fundamental activities of his life, and also the manner in which he prefers to do them.
From How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types by Benedict, Elsie Lincoln
Inborn knowledge and the perception of things—these are the sources of Revelation.
From The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Maitland, Edward
Inborn, in′bawrn, adj. born in or with: implanted by nature.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Inborn usually means germinal, as applied to a trait, and it is so used in this book.
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul
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