connatural

Adjective
Synonyms: inborninbred

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. similar in nature“and mix with our connatural dust — John Milton”
  2. normally existing at birth“mankind's connatural sense of the good”Synonyms: inborninbred
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Connatural \Con*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. con- + natural.]

1.Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent; natural. [1913 Webster]

These affections are connatural to us.— L'Estrange.[1913 Webster]

2.Partaking of the same nature. [1913 Webster]

And mix with our connatural dust.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
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