Definition of innate
Examples of innate in a Sentence
… the delays innate in both serial and book publication … —Walter Rundell, American Association of University Professors Bulletin, September 1971
… the materials for conflict are innate to social life. —Richard Sennett, Psychology Today, November 1970
The faculty for myth is innate in the human race. —W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, 1919
She has an innate sense of rhythm.
the innate problems of wireless communication
Recent Examples of innate from the Web
How this evolved has long fascinated scientists—even Charles Darwin wrote about humans' innate penchant for rhythm.
Still, Price made it out of the Innate investment relatively unscathed.
Both had an innate curiosity in tinkering and making things.
Allynne Noelle, always a stunner, is especially well suited to Blanc’s style, because of her innate emotionality and expressive head, neck and shoulders.
As an Aftermath card, Driven and Despair are played as separate spells—once from your hand, and then from your graveyard—but they can be chained together on the same turn to take advantage of their innate synergy.
Nate Gomez, The Courier-News 2017 Baseball Player of the Year, displayed an innate ability through his junior season to stay cool in pressure situations while pitching, hitting or playing left field.
One difference is in philosophy: Osteopathic physicians, or D.O.s, believe that the body has an innate ability to heal itself and thus focus on disease prevention.
So often in society today, people on college campuses and at political rallies demand that others acknowledge their innate value.
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Synonym Discussion of innate
INNATE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of innate for English Language Learners
: existing from the time a person or animal is born
: existing as part of the basic nature of something
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