Connate vs Meteoric - What's the difference?
connate | meteoric |
cognate
inborn
(botany) united with others of the same kind (especially of sepals or petals)
(geology) trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum)
Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor.
Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness.
(Of water, in geology): originating in the atmosphere.
As adjectives the difference between connate and meteoric
is that connate is cognate while meteoric is of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor.connate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)meteoric
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Her meteoric rise to power was followed by a slow, lackluster career at the top.