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ˈɪnˈbɔrnin·born

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. congenital, inborn, innateadjective

    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

  2. connatural, inborn, inbredadjective

    normally existing at birth

    "mankind's connatural sense of the good"

Wiktionary

  1. inbornadjective

    innate, possessed by an organism at birth

  2. inbornadjective

    inherited or hereditary

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inbornadjective

    Innate; implanted by nature.

    Etymology: in and born.

    Led by sense of good,
    Inborn to all, I sought my needful food. Dryden.

    All passions being inborn with us, we are almost equally judges of them. Dryden.

    Some Carolina, to heaven's dictates true,
    Thy inborn worth with conscious eyes shall see,
    And slight th' imperial diadem for thee. Addison.

ChatGPT

  1. inborn

    Inborn refers to qualities, characteristics, or traits that are naturally present from birth; not acquired or learned later in life. These can include physical attributes, inherent abilities, or instinctual behaviors.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inbornadjective

    born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; as, inborn passions

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Inborn

    in′bawrn, adj. born in or with: implanted by nature.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inborn in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inborn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of inborn in a Sentence

  1. STOOLarts KONCEPT:

    skills are learned, TALENTS ARE INBORN only fools refuses to look at the difference THEY ARE NOT THAT TELENTED !!

  2. Adolf Hitler, Mien Kampf:

    True genius is always inborn and never cultivated, let alone learned.

  3. Rachel Carson:

    If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.

  4. Julie Lumeng:

    This behavior is probably inborn, our study suggests that those kids who particularly like sweets are at greater risk of weight gain.

  5. Martin Dresler:

    These really incredible memory feats... are not some form of inborn talent. It's really just training.

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