inborn
Pronunciation: [ɪnˈbɔrn]
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Context: "similarity"
(adjective) when someone has a quality or skill that they are born with, rather than one they learned later. For example, if a child is really good at music from a young age, that talent is inborn.
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Her inborn talent for painting made her famous even at a young age.
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His lack of an inborn sense of rhythm made it hard for him to dance.
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Do you think her ability to draw was inborn or something she learned?
Context: "biology"
(adjective) referring to traits or characteristics that are natural and part of an organism's genetic makeup. For instance, some animals are born with fur, which is an inborn characteristic.
Example
The puppy's inborn instincts helped it find its way home.
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Not all behaviors are inborn; some are learned from experience.
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What inborn traits do you notice in different animals?
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