connatural

[ kuh-nach-er-uh l, -nach-ruh l ]

/ kəˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəl /

belonging to a person or thing by nature or from birth or origin; inborn.

of the same or a similar nature.

Origin of connatural

1585–95; < Medieval Latin connātūrālis, equivalent to Latin con- con- + nātūrālis natural

con·nat·u·ral·ly, adverb con·nat·u·ral·i·ty, con·nat·u·ral·ness, noun

Associated words: physiography, physiogony, connatural, connaturalness.

Putnam's Word Book |Louis A. Flemming
In the fact of its being intuitive; that is, as Mr. Fowler says, "connatural," or "native to the human mind."

The Philosophy of Natural Theology |William Jackson
Why then should a rational creature necessarily desire to transcend its own proper and connatural mode of intelligence?

The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. |E. Rameur
An admission that national "character" is not a connatural or fixed bias, but a simple function of variables.

The Evolution of States |J. M. Robertson

They are not gifted with any connatural principle within them which renders them self-governing and self-adjusting.

The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. |E. Rameur

connatural

/ (kəˈnætʃərəl) /

having a similar nature or origin

congenital or innate; connate

connaturally, adverb