Synonyms for hereditary
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : huh-red-i-ter-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : həˈrɛd ɪˌtɛr i |
Top 10 synonyms for hereditary Other synonyms for the word hereditary
Définition of hereditary
Origin :- early 15c., hereditarie, from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity).
- adj inherited; transmitted at birth
- (your race shall be banished from its hereditary abode), 2886; acc.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
- But his love for the hereditary soil was not as simple as that of his companions.
- Extract from : « Ramuntcho » by Pierre Loti
- I would be born to no hereditary prejudices, no hereditary passions.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- This often acts even in cases where alcohol has aroused a hereditary taint.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- I repeat to you that all hereditary cases are to be found there.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- Hereditary Christianity in India is much like hereditary Christianity at home.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- Some take to it because they like it; some are driven to it by a hereditary tendency or an unhappy home.
- Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
- They were in the hands of our hereditary enemies, the Spaniards.
- Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher
- I mean an hereditary king, not a mere elected head of a state.
- Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
- There was an infinite depth of hereditary wisdom in its pitying sadness.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad
Antonyms for hereditary
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