connatural

[kuh-nach-er-uh l, -nach-ruh l]

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adjective

belonging to a person or thing by nature or from birth or origin; inborn.
of the same or a similar nature.

Origin of connatural

1585–95; < Medieval Latin connātūrālis, equivalent to Latin con- con- + nātūrālis natural

Related formscon·nat·u·ral·ly, adverbcon·nat·u·ral·i·ty, con·nat·u·ral·ness, noun

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Related Words for connatural

built-in, congenital, connate, hereditary, inborn, inbred, ingrained, inherent, inherited, native, natural, agnate, akin, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, kin, kindred, consanguineal

Examples from the Web for connatural

Historical Examples of connatural

Associated words: physiography, physiogony, connatural, connaturalness.
Putnam's Word Book
Louis A. Flemming
In the fact of its being intuitive; that is, as Mr. Fowler says, "connatural," or "native to the human mind."
The Philosophy of Natural Theology
William Jackson
An admission that national "character" is not a connatural or fixed bias, but a simple function of variables.
The Evolution of States
J. M. Robertson
They are not gifted with any connatural principle within them which renders them self-governing and self-adjusting.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
E. Rameur
Why then should a rational creature necessarily desire to transcend its own proper and connatural mode of intelligence?
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.
E. Rameur

British Dictionary definitions for connatural

connatural

adjective

having a similar nature or origin
congenital or innate; connate

Derived Formsconnaturally, adverb

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