inborn

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Inborn leadership traits certainly do exist, but upbringing, he found, matters too.

From Economist • Sep. 23, 2010

Inborn, in′bawrn, adj. born in or with: implanted by nature.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Inborn kindliness acted as it had done before, and conscious of his own helplessness, he was at a loss.

From Westways by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)

Inborn knowledge and the perception of things, these are the sources of revelation: the Soul of the man instructeth him, having already learned by experience.

From The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Maitland, Edward

Inborn curiosity compelled her to take a hairpin and rip open a bit of the seam.

From Polly of Pebbly Pit by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth