inherited characteristics such as blood group
inherited wealth
English dictionary. 2014.
inherited — UK US /ɪnˈherɪtɪd/ adjective ► LAW, PROPERTY received from someone who has died: »inherited money/property/wealth ► an inherited situation, problem, department, etc. is one that you have become responsible for dealing with or managing: »The… … Financial and business terms
inherited — adj. (Genetics) tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; as, an inherited disease. Syn: familial, genetic, hereditary, transmitted, transmissible. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inherited — index born (innate), genetic, hereditary, innate, native (inborn), traditional Burton s Legal Thesauru … Law dictionary
inherited — hereditary, inborn, inbred, innate, congenital Analogous words: transmitted, conveyed (see CARRY): generated, en gendered, bred (see GENERATE) Contrasted words: acquired, gained, obtained, gotten (see GET) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
inherited — [adj] hereditary congenital, connate, genetic, handed down, inborn, inbred, innate, in the blood, in the genes, passed down, rooted; concept 549 … New thesaurus
inherited — adjective occurring among members of a family usually by heredity an inherited disease familial traits genetically transmitted features • Syn: ↑familial, ↑genetic, ↑hereditary, ↑transmitted, ↑transmissi … Useful english dictionary
inherited — in|her|it|ed [ ın herıtəd ] adjective 1. ) an inherited disease or quality is one that your parents passed to you through their genes: inherited characteristics such as blood group 2. ) inherited money or property has been given to someone when… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Inherited — Inherit In*her it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inherited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inheriting}.] [OE. enheriten to inherit, to give a heritage to, OF. enheriter to appoint as an heir, L. inhereditare; pref. in in + hereditare to inherit, fr. heres heir. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inherited — adj. Inherited is used with these nouns: ↑characteristic, ↑disease, ↑disorder, ↑tradition, ↑trait, ↑wealth … Collocations dictionary
inherited characteristics — index character (personal quality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
