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connatural

[ kuh-nach-er-uh l, -nach-ruh l ]
/ kəˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəl /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. conn.,
  2. connacht,
  3. connate,
  4. connately,
  5. connation,
  6. connaturally,
  7. connaught,
  8. conneaut,
  9. connect,
  10. connect time

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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British Dictionary definitions for connatural

connatural

/ (kəˈnætʃərəl) /

adjective

having a similar nature or origin
congenital or innate; connate
Derived Formsconnaturally, adverb
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