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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Congenital \Con*gen"i*tal\ (k[o^]n*j[e^]n"[i^]*tal), a. [From
     Congenite.]
     Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from
     birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a
     congenital deformity; a congenital liar. See Connate and
     native.
  
     Syn: connate; native; inborn; inherited; hereditary. [1913
          Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr.
     nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Na["i]ve, Neif
     a serf.]
     1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native,
              rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.
                                                    --Cudworth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the
        place or the circumstances in which one is born; --
        opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color,
        etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native
        inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where
        used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native
        oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous
        with domestic.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything;
        as, native dust. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one;
        inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius,
        cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc.
        Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically
        used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be
        used for negative qualities. See also congenital
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              Courage is native to you.             --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd.).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              the head is not more native to the heart, . . .
              Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Min.)
        (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
            native silver, copper, gold.
        (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
            chloride.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Native American party. See under American, a.
  
     Native bear (Zo["o]l.), the koala.
  
     Native bread (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
        Australia ({Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a
        truffle, but much larger.
  
     Native devil. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Tasmanian devil, under
        Devil.
  
     Native hen (Zo["o]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
        Mortierii).
  
     Native pheasant. (Zo["o]l.) See Leipoa.
  
     Native rabbit (Zo["o]l.), an Australian marsupial
        ({Perameles lagotis) resembling a rabbit in size and
        form.
  
     Native sloth (Zo["o]l.), the koala.
  
     Native thrush (Zo["o]l.), an Australian singing bird
        ({Pachycephala olivacea); -- called also thickhead.
  
     Native turkey (Zo["o]l.), the Australian bustard
        ({Choriotis australis); -- called also bebilya.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.
  
     Usage: Native, Natural, Natal. natural refers to the
            nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
            native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
            country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
            of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
            talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
            which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
            eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
            natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
            or artificial.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Congenital \Con*gen"i*tal\, a. [From Congenite.]
     Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from
     birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a
     congenital deformity. See Connate.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  congenital
       adj : present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired
             during fetal development [syn: inborn, innate, inherent]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  congenital
     Αγγλικά a.
     συγγενής, αυτός που υπάρχει εκ γενετής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  congenital
     Romanian a.
     (l en congenital)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  congenital
     a.
     (lb en of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  congenital
     Romanian a.
     (l en congenital)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  congenital
     a.
     (lb en of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  congenital
     Englanti a.
     synnynnäinen, luontainen, peritty, syntyperäinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  congenital
     Engelska a.
     medfödd; ärftlig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/
  تناسبي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/ 
  вроден, по рождение
  present since birth

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/ 
  rozený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/ 
  vrozený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/
  kongenitální

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/
  angeboren, kongenital  [med.]

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/
  
  εκ γενετής

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/ 
  synnynnäinen
  present since birth

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  congenital /kəndʒenitl/
  inné, naturel

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/ 
  1. जन्मजात
        "He is suffering from congenital blindness."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/
  kongenitalan, kongenitalna, prirođen, urođen

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/
  1. vele született
  2. születési

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/ 
  先天的
  present since birth

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  congenital /kənˈʤenɪtəl/ 
    wrodzony

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/
  congênito

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  congenital /kəndʒenitl/
  innato

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/ 
  medfödd, kongenital
  present since birth

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  congenital /kəndʒˈɛnɪtəl/
  1. doğuştan olan, fıtri.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kənˈdʒɛnətəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  77 Moby Thesaurus words for "congenital":
     absolute, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-out, all-pervading,
     atavistic, bodily, born, broad-based, clean, clear, coeval,
     comprehensive, connatal, connate, connatural, constitutional,
     consummate, deep-dyed, deep-seated, downright, dyed-in-the-wool,
     egregious, essential, exhaustive, genetic, hereditary,
     in the blood, inborn, inbred, incarnate, indigenous, indwelling,
     ingrained, inherited, innate, instinctive, instinctual, intensive,
     intrinsic, native, native to, natural, natural to, omnibus,
     omnipresent, organic, out-and-out, outright, perfect, pervasive,
     physical, plain, plumb, primal, pure, radical, regular, sheer,
     straight, sweeping, temperamental, thorough, thoroughgoing,
     through-and-through, total, ubiquitous, unacquired, unconditional,
     universal, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, unrestricted,
     utter, veritable, wholesale
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 天生的,先天的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 天生的,先天的

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