Innate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not established by conditioning or learning

being talented through inherited qualities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnnˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnnˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnnˈeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnnˈeɪt/.

Examples

an unconditioned reflex
a natural leader
a born musician

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inborn unconditioned congenital unlearned natural born

Antonyms

conditioned

Parts of Speech

adjective	not established by conditioning or learning “an unconditioned reflex”
adjective	being talented through inherited qualities “a natural leader”
adjective	present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

Word Forms

innateness

noun

the quality of being innate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

angeboren

nicht durch Konditionierung oder Lernen etabliert

🇫🇷French

inné

non établi par le conditionnement ou l’apprentissage

🇪🇸Spanish

innato

no establecido por condicionamiento o aprendizaje

🇮🇹Italian

innato

non stabilito dal condizionamento o dall’apprendimento

🇳🇱Dutch

aangeboren

niet tot stand gebracht door conditionering of leren

🇵🇹Portuguese

inato

não estabelecido por condicionamento ou aprendizagem

🇷🇺Russian

врожденный

не устанавливается путем кондиционирования или обучения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जन्मजात

कंडीशनिंग या सीखने द्वारा स्थापित नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

সহজাত

কন্ডিশনিং বা শেখার দ্বারা প্রতিষ্ঠিত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பிறவி

கண்டிஷனிங் அல்லது கற்றல் மூலம் நிறுவப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

సహజసిద్ధమైన

కండిషనింగ్ లేదా నేర్చుకోవడం ద్వారా స్థాపించబడలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

जन्मजात

कंडिशनिंग किंवा शिक्षणाद्वारे स्थापित केलेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

જન્મજાત

કન્ડીશનીંગ અથવા શિક્ષણ દ્વારા સ્થાપિત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜನ್ಮಜಾತ

ಕಂಡೀಷನಿಂಗ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕಲಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹജമായ

കണ്ടീഷനിംഗിലൂടെയോ പഠനത്തിലൂടെയോ സ്ഥാപിച്ചിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਦਾਇਸ਼ੀ

ਕੰਡੀਸ਼ਨਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਸਿੱਖਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیدائشی

کنڈیشنگ یا سیکھنے سے قائم نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

先天

不是通过调节或学习建立的

🇯🇵Japanese

先天的な

条件付けや学習によって確立されない

🇰🇷Korean

타고난

조건화나 학습에 의해 확립되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bẩm sinh

không được thiết lập bởi điều kiện hoặc học tập

🇹🇭Thai

โดยกำเนิด

ไม่ได้กำหนดขึ้นด้วยเงื่อนไขหรือการเรียนรู้

🇮🇩Indonesian

bawaan

tidak dibentuk melalui pengondisian atau pembelajaran

🇵🇭Filipino

katutubo

hindi itinatag sa pamamagitan ng pagkondisyon o pag-aaral

🇲🇾Malay

bawaan

tidak ditubuhkan oleh pelaziman atau pembelajaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فطري

لم يتم تأسيسها عن طريق التكييف أو التعلم

🇮🇷Persian

ذاتی

با شرطی کردن یا یادگیری ایجاد نمی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

doğuştan

koşullanma veya öğrenme yoluyla kurulmamış

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּטבָּע

לא מבוסס על התניה או למידה

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