French Conversation · Level 90
58 words
French word
héréditaire
Pronunciation
IPA/eʁeditɛʁ/
Meaning
- adjectivehereditary
Example
La maladie est héréditaire.
The disease is hereditary.
More examples
Un caractère héréditaire peut se transmettre de génération en génération.
A hereditary trait can be passed from generation to generation.
Core concept
A family inheritance moves down a line, whether it is a gene-linked condition or a rank.
Common phrases
maladie héréditaire
hereditary disease
caractère héréditaire
hereditary trait
prédisposition héréditaire
hereditary predisposition
Similar words
génétique: Arising from genetic material or its effects.
inné: Inborn rather than acquired after birth.
familial: Found among relatives within the same family.
congénital: Present at birth, whether inherited or not.
Definition in French
Qui désigne ce qui est transmis par l'hérédité au sein d'une famille, comme des traits génétiques, des maladies ou des titres sociaux.
Word origin
French héréditaire is a learned borrowing from Latin hereditarius, formed from hereditas, meaning inheritance.
Usage tips
- Héréditaire concerns transmission through family heredity, whereas inné means present from birth and does not itself imply family transmission.
Opposites
- acquisacquiredadjective
Related words
- héréditéhereditynoun
- héréditairementhereditarilyadverb