Innate vs Opportune - What's the difference?
innate | opportune |
Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.
Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See a priori, intuitive.
* South
* John Locke
(botany) Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther.
To cause to exist; to call into being.
Suitable for some particular purpose.
At a convenient or advantageous time.
As adjectives the difference between innate and opportune
is that innate is inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence while opportune is suitable for some particular purpose.As a verb innate
is to cause to exist; to call into being.innate
English
Adjective
(-)- There is an innate light in every man, discovering to him the first lines of duty in the common notions of good and evil.
- how men may attain to all the knowledge they have, without the help of any innate impressions
- (Gray)
Usage notes
* Nouns often used with "innate": knowledge, idea, immunity, etc.Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* innatenessVerb
References
* *Anagrams
* ----opportune
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- This would be an opportune spot for a picnic
- The opportune arrival of the bus cut short the boring conversation