connatural
Americanadjective
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belonging to a person or thing by nature or from birth or origin; inborn.
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of the same or a similar nature.
adjective
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having a similar nature or origin
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congenital or innate; connate
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of connatural
1585–95; < Medieval Latin connātūrālis, equivalent to Latin con- con- + nātūrālis natural
Example Sentences
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But beauty journalist Anita Bhagwandas said Church's stance reflected a shift in people embracing natural beauty.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Anne Young, the mother of girls ages 8 and 10, said the book “mixes truth about embracing natural beauty with lies about denigrating the body. This is a toxic mixture that will only confuse them.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2022
Around that time, more people were embracing natural Black hair, she said, so she wanted to nurture her hair’s tendency for volume over length.
From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2022
The John Lautner-designed Elrod House — a Palm Springs landmark built for celebrated interior designer Arthur Elrod — reflects the architect's emphasis on embracing natural landscapes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2016
With such chambers I tested, in the autumn and winter of 1875-6, infusions of the most various kinds, embracing natural animal liquids, the flesh and viscera of domestic animals, game, fish, and vegetables.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
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