Here, magic is an innate characteristic of a person or object, more like a force of nature than a technical discipline.

The editorial criticized transgender people and said that gender identity can be a choice, not an innate characteristic.

As an acquired habit, altruistic behavior eventually became an innate characteristic.

The urge to order the natural world appears to be an innate characteristic of human beings: 'a place for everything and everything in its place'.

As a Servant, Saber has some of the characteristics innate to all Servants.

This explanation would make it unnecessary to posit innate human characteristics fostering attachment.

His main innate characteristics are impetuosity and firmness.

While the different tank models are generally similar in practice, they each have slightly different innate characteristics.

Is the need for religion an innate human characteristic?

"Either it was the neighborhood that caused the problem, or the innate characteristics of the people themselves," Mr. Liebman said.