connate
Meanings
Adjective
- of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
- "a connate tomato flower"
Adjective Satellite
- related in nature
- "connate qualities"
Adj
- Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- Inborn.
- United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).
- Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).
Origin / Etymology
First attested in 1641; borrowed from Latin connātus, perfect active participle of connāscor (“to be born together (with)”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + nāscor. Doublet of cognate.
Synonyms
akin, cognate, congenital, congenite, connate, connatural, genetous, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingenite, innate, kindred, native, natural, to the manner born, unlearned, unlearnt
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
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