connatural
English
Adjective
connatural (comparative more connatural, superlative most connatural)
- Similar in nature.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:
- And mix with our connatural dust
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- (obsolete) inborn; inherent; natural
- 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], OCLC 228727523:
- These Affections are in truth Connatural to us.
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Synonyms
- (similar in nature):
- (inborn): See also Thesaurus:innate
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for connatural in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konnatuˈɾal/ [kõn.na.t̪uˈɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: con‧na‧tu‧ral
Further reading
- “connatural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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