congenital
/kənˈdʒɛnɪt(ə)l/
congenital adjective: of a trait or a disease, present since birth.
Adjective
congenital (not comparable)
- Of a trait or a disease, present since birth.
- Every town the size of Maycomb had families like the Ewells. No economic fluctuations changed their status—people like the Ewells lived as guests of the county in prosperity as well as in the depths of a depression. No truant officers could keep their numerous offspring in school; no public health...1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
congenital meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
congenital in Hindi
- present since birth
- जन्मजात janmajāt
congenital in Tamil
- பிறவி சார்ந்த, பிறப்பு நிலைக் கோளாறு, சகசமான, பிறப்பிலிலுள்ள, உடன்பிறந்த, பிறப்பில் பெற்ற
congenital in Urdu
- آبائی, خلقی, مادرزادی, موروثی, پیدائشی, ذاتی
congenital in Bengali
- জন্মগত
More languagesFewer languages
- congenital in Telugu
- పుట్టు puṭṭu
- congenital in Malayalam
- ജന്മസിദ്ധമായ, ജനിച്ചപ്പോൾ മുതലുള്ള
- congenital in Kannada
- ಹುಟ್ಟಿನ, ಹುಟ್ಟಿನಿಂದ ಬಂದ, ಸಹಜಾತ, ಹುಟ್ಟಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಬಂದ
- congenital in Indonesian
- kongenital
Synonyms of congenital
4 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
Origin of congenital
From Latin congenitus + -al, equivalent to con- + genital.
Words formed from congenital
- CHILD syndrome
- congenital amputee
- congenital analgesia
- congenital contractural arachnodactyly
- congenital cutaneous candidiasis
- congenital disorder
- congenital heart defect
- congenital heart disease
- congenital insensitivity to pain
- congenitally
- congenitalness
- Leber congenital amaurosis
- lethal congenital contracture syndrome
- noncongenital
Phrases with congenital
Questions about congenital
- What does congenital mean?
- Congenital means of a trait or a disease, present since birth.
- What is congenital in Hindi?
- Congenital in Hindi is जन्मजात (janmajāt). See Congenital meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is congenital?
- Congenital is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce congenital?
- Congenital is pronounced /kənˈdʒɛnɪt(ə)l/.
Words near congenital in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: congenital (page history and authors); congenital (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); congenital (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Congenital (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); congenital (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); congenital (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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