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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), adjective [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), adjective [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.]
Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times. --Cudworth.
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.
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.
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.).
6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
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.
{Native American party}. See under {American}, adjective
{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}.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
congenital
adjective: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development [syn: {inborn}, {innate}, {inherent}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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