connatural

Adjective
Synonyms: inborninbred

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Adjective (2)

  1. similar in nature“and mix with our connatural dust — John Milton”Opposite dissimilarSimilar similar
  2. normally existing at birth“mankind's connatural sense of the good”Synonyms: inborninbredOpposite adoptedSimilar native
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Con·nat′u·ral (?; 135), adjective

Origin: Pref. con- + natural.

1. Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent; natural.

These affections are connatural to us.— Sir Roger L'Estrange

2. Partaking of the same nature.

And mix with our connatural dust.— John Milton

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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