congenital C2+ Topic:Time US /kənˈdʒɛnɪtəl/ UK /kənˈdʒɛnɪtəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj present from birth; inherent or deep-seated The infant was treated for a congenital heart defect. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · present from birth;... inborninnateinherentinbrednativehereditaryconstitutional ↔ Opposites acquiredadventitious Word family Forms congenitally Derived forms congenitallycongenitalness Related forms genitalgenitorcongenialengender Etymology AI details From Latin congenitus ('born together with'), from con- ('together') + genitus, past participle of gignere ('to beget'), + -al. congenitus Latin gignere Latin *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # congenital **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˈdʒɛnɪtəl/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˈdʒɛnɪtəl/ ## Meanings 1. present from birth; inherent or deep-seated ## Examples - The infant was treated for a congenital heart defect. ## Synonyms - inborn - innate - inherent - inbred - native - hereditary - constitutional ## Antonyms - acquired - adventitious ## Derived Forms - congenitally - congenitalness ## Related Forms - genital - genitor - congenial - engender ## Roots and Affixes - Root: congenitus - Root: gignere - Root: *ǵenh₁- ## Etymology From Latin congenitus ('born together with'), from con- ('together') + genitus, past participle of gignere ('to beget'), + -al. ## AI Etymology Congenital is from Latin congenitus ('born together with'), from con- ('together') + genitus, past participle of gignere ('to beget'), + -al. Important recorded forms include congenitus (Latin), gignere (Latin), and *ǵenh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers present from birth; inherent or deep-seated. The wider family includes derived forms such as congenitally and congenitalness and related words such as genital, genitor, congenial, and engender. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown