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innate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inn?tus (“inborn”), perfect active participle of inn?scor (“be born in, grow up in”), from in (“in, at on”) + n?scor (“be born”); see natal, native.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ne?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
Adjective
innate (not comparable)
- Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
- (philosophy) Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
- Instinctive; coming from instinct.
- 1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, Chapter 3
- As if she held the clue to something secret in his breast, of the nature of which he was hardly informed himself. As if she had an innate knowledge of one jarring and discordant string within him, and her very breath could sound it.
- 1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, Chapter 3
- (botany) Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.
Usage notes
- Nouns often used with "innate": knowledge, idea, immunity, etc.
Synonyms
- (existing or having existed since birth): See also Thesaurus:innate
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- a priori
- intuitive.
Verb
innate (third-person singular simple present innates, present participle innating, simple past and past participle innated)
- (obsolete) To cause to exist; to call into being.
Translations
References
- innate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- innate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- annite, ante in, nanite, tannie
Italian
Adjective
innate f pl
- feminine plural of innato
Latin
Participle
inn?te
- vocative masculine singular of inn?tus
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certain
English
Alternative forms
- certaine (obsolete)
- certeine (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English certeyn, certein, certain, borrowed from Old French certain, from a Vulgar Latin unattested form *cert?nus, extended form of Latin certus (“fixed, resolved, certain”), of the same origin as cretus, past participle of cernere (“to separate, perceive, decide”). Displaced native Middle English wis, iwis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ?ewiss (“certain, sure”)) and alternative Middle English spelling sertane (“some, certain”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s??tn?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s?tn?/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /?s?t?n/, /?s?tn?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t?n
- Hyphenation: cer?tain
Adjective
certain (comparative more certain, superlative most certain)
- Sure, positive, not doubting.
- I was certain of my decision.
- Spain is now certain of a place in the finals.
- (obsolete) Determined; resolved.
- Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
- Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
- Bankruptcy is the certain outcome of your constant gambling and lending.
- Unfailing; infallible.
- 1702, Richard Mead, Mechanical Account of Poisons
- I have often wished , that I knew so certain a remedy in any other disease
- Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
- The people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day.
- Known but not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; sometimes used independently as a noun, and meaning certain persons; see also "one".
- It came to pass when he was in a certain city.
Synonyms
- (not doubting): See also Thesaurus:certain
- (sure to happen): unavoidable; See also Thesaurus:inevitable
Antonyms
- (not doubting): uncertain
- (sure to happen): impossible, incidental
- (known but not named): particular specific
Derived terms
- certainly (adv)
Related terms
- certainty (n)
Translations
Determiner
certain
- Having been determined but not specified. The quality of some particular subject or object which is known by the speaker to have been specifically singled out among similar entities of its class.
Translations
Pronoun
certain
- (with of) Unnamed or undescribed members (of).
- She mentioned a series of contracts, of which certain are not cited
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Acts xxiii. 12
- Certain of the Jews banded together.
Synonyms
- (unnamed or undescribed members (of)): some
Noun
certain pl (plural only)
- (with "the") Something certain.
Further reading
- certain at OneLook Dictionary Search
- certain in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- certain in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Cretian, ant rice, anticer, cantier, ceratin, citrean, creatin, crinate, nacrite, tacrine, tercian
French
Etymology
From Old French certain, from Vulgar Latin unattested form *cert?nus, extended form of Latin certus (“fixed, resolved, certain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??.t??/
Adjective
certain (feminine singular certaine, masculine plural certains, feminine plural certaines)
- certain (sure, positive)
- Il est certain qu'il viendra.
- It is certain that he will arrive.
- Il est certain qu'il viendra.
- certain (fixed, determined)
- certain (specified, particular)
Derived terms
Noun
certain m (plural certains)
- certain; certainty
Determiner
certain
- certain: a determined but unspecified amount of ; some
- Certaines personnes vont aller.
- Some people are going.
- Certaines personnes vont aller.
Related terms
- certainement
- certitude
- incertain
Further reading
- “certain” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- carient, centrai, cernait, crainte, criante, écriant, encirât, encrait
Old French
Alternative forms
- (Picard dialect) chertain
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cert?nus, from Latin certus. Compare Old Italian and Old Spanish certano.
Adjective
certain m (oblique and nominative feminine singular certaine)
- certain; sure
Declension
Synonyms
- seur
Related terms
- cert
Descendants
- ? Middle English: certeyn
- English: certain
- French: certain
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