connate

• Adjectif décrivant ce qui existe chez une personne ou une chose dès la naissance ; inné ou congénital. Aussi utilisé en géologie pour désigner l'eau emprisonnée dans un sédiment lors de son dépôt.

An adjective describing something that is existing in a person or thing from birth; innate or congenital. Also used in geology to describe water trapped in sediment at the time of deposition.

1. C2formal

   Describes parts or organs that are closely joined or united from birth or origin.

   Conné (uni, soudé)

   • In botany, connate petals are fused together at their bases.
   • The connate leaves of the plant form a single structure.
   • Connate organs in some species are a result of evolutionary adaptation.

   Synonymescoalescentfusedjoinedmergedunited

   Antonymesdisconnecteddisjoineddividedseparate

2. Related in natureC2formal

   Having a similar origin or nature; innate or congenital.

   de nature apparentée, inné

   • Their connate talents for music were evident from childhood.
   • The two species share connate characteristics due to a common ancestor.
   • Connate ideas often arise from shared cultural experiences.

   Synonymesakinanalogouscognatecomparablecongenitalinborninherentinnatekindrednaturalrelatedsimilar

   Antonymesacquiredadventitiousextraneousforeign