Congenital

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr.
     nasci, p. p. natus. See {Nation}, and cf. {Na["i]ve}, {Neif}
     a serf.]
     1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]
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              Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native,
              rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.
                                                    --Cudworth.
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     2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the
        place or the circumstances in which one is born; --
        opposed to {foreign}; as, native land, language, color,
        etc.
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     3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native
        inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where
        used or sold; not foreign or {imported}; as, native
        oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous
        with {domestic}.
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     4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything;
        as, native dust. --Milton.
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     5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one;
        inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius,
        cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc.
        Having the same meaning as {congenital}, but typically
        used for positive qualities, whereas {congenital} may be
        used for negative qualities. See also {congenital}
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              Courage is native to you.             --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd.).
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     6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
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              the head is not more native to the heart, . . .
              Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
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     7. (Min.)
        (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
            native silver, copper, gold.
        (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
            chloride.
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     {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.
  
     {Native bear} (Zool.), the koala.
  
     {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
        Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a
        truffle, but much larger.
  
     {Native devil}. (Zool.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under
        {Devil}.
  
     {Native hen} (Zool.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
        Mortierii}).
  
     {Native pheasant}. (Zool.) See {Leipoa}.
  
     {Native rabbit} (Zool.), an Australian marsupial ({Perameles
        lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form.
  
     {Native sloth} (Zool.), the koala.
  
     {Native thrush} (Zool.), an Australian singing bird
        ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.
  
     {Native turkey} (Zool.), the Australian bustard ({Choriotis
        australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.
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     Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.
  
     Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the
            nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
            native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
            country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
            of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
            talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
            which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
            eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
            natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
            or artificial.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Congenital \Con*gen"i*tal\ (k[o^]n*j[e^]n"[i^]*tal), a. [From
     {Congenite}.]
     Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from
     birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a
     congenital deformity; a congenital liar. See {Connate} and
     {native}.
  
     Syn: connate; native; inborn; inherited; hereditary. [1913
          Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  congenital
       adj : present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired
             during fetal development [syn: {inborn}, {innate}, {inherent}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  77 Moby Thesaurus words for "congenital":
     absolute, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-out, all-pervading,
     atavistic, bodily, born, broad-based, clean, clear, coeval,
     comprehensive, connatal, connate, connatural, constitutional,
     consummate, deep-dyed, deep-seated, downright, dyed-in-the-wool,
     egregious, essential, exhaustive, genetic, hereditary,
     in the blood, inborn, inbred, incarnate, indigenous, indwelling,
     ingrained, inherited, innate, instinctive, instinctual, intensive,
     intrinsic, native, native to, natural, natural to, omnibus,
     omnipresent, organic, out-and-out, outright, perfect, pervasive,
     physical, plain, plumb, primal, pure, radical, regular, sheer,
     straight, sweeping, temperamental, thorough, thoroughgoing,
     through-and-through, total, ubiquitous, unacquired, unconditional,
     universal, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, unrestricted,
     utter, veritable, wholesale