释义 |
iˈnnateness (see the adj.). [f. as prec. + -ness.] The quality or fact of being innate. Also in pl. innate qualities.
1727in Bailey vol. II. 1747 Hartley Enq. Orig. Appet. i. 51 The innateness of moral principles. 1869J. Haig Symbolism vi. 56 The innateness of the senses of hearing and seeing. 1876Mrs. Whitney Sights & Ins. xv. 159 [To] think of what the instincts or innatenesses of this and farther existence, may be. |