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Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-bawrn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪnˈbɔrn



Definition of inborn

Origin :
  • Old English inboren "native to a place," from in "within" + boren "brought forth" (see born). Of qualities in a person, 1510s.
  • adj natural
Example sentences :
  • But Everard's training of him had suppressed all inborn vivacity.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Aunt Polly was, indeed, that inborn abhorrence of mine, a snuff-taker!
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 » by Various
  • Familiarity may temper, but inborn human superstition is indestructible.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • His inborn sanity could not defend him from a misty creeping jealousy.
  • Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
  • He must meet that truth with his own true stuff—with his own inborn strength.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • It takes a man all his inborn strength to fight hunger properly.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • Yet ignorant and slow-witted as they are, inborn ability and resolution are not wanting.
  • Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce
  • Nevertheless, they are also inborn and cannot easily be eradicated by education.
  • Extract from : « The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book » by Various
  • It was an inborn gift and would have characterized him in any condition in life.
  • Extract from : « Winning the Wilderness » by Margaret Hill McCarter
  • At the same time the inborn gift of style can be starved or stimulated.
  • Extract from : « Story of My Life » by Helen Keller

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