- existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
- inherent in the essential character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis.
- originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of good and evil.
- existing in a person or animal from birth; congenital; inborn
- being an essential part of the character of a person or thing
- instinctive; not learned
- (of anthers) joined to the filament by the base only
- (in rationalist philosophy) (of ideas) present in the mind before any experience and knowable by pure reason
