connatural

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəˈnætʃərəl/ UK /kəˈnætʃərəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
innate or belonging by nature; of the same nature

A curiosity for the world seemed connatural to the child.

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Synonyms

1 adj · innate or belonging by... innate inborn inherent natural congenital native kindred

Opposites

acquired alien foreign adventitious

Word family

Derived forms connaturallyconnaturalityconnaturalness

Related forms natural nature connate native

Etymology

From Medieval Latin connaturalis, from con- ('together, of the same') + naturalis ('natural'), from natura ('nature'), from nasci ('to be born').

connaturalis Latin natura Latin nasci Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# connatural

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kəˈnætʃərəl/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈnætʃərəl/

## Meanings
1. innate or belonging by nature; of the same nature

## Examples
- A curiosity for the world seemed connatural to the child.

## Synonyms
- innate
- inborn
- inherent
- natural
- congenital
- native
- kindred

## Antonyms
- acquired
- alien
- foreign
- adventitious

## Derived Forms
- connaturally
- connaturality
- connaturalness

## Related Forms
- natural
- nature
- connate
- native

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: connaturalis
- Root: natura
- Root: nasci

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin connaturalis, from con- ('together, of the same') + naturalis ('natural'), from natura ('nature'), from nasci ('to be born').

## AI Etymology
Connatural comes from Medieval Latin connaturalis, from con- ('together, of the same') + naturalis ('natural'), from natura ('nature'), from nasci ('to be born'). The historical trail runs through Latin connaturalis, Latin natura and Latin nasci. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means innate or belonging by nature; of the same nature. Derived formations include connaturally, connaturality, connaturalness; related forms include natural, nature, connate, native.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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