inborn character
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The way in which she was throwing herself at Larssen during his absence for a few weeks was typical of her inborn character, which nothing could uproot.
From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max
With plenty of elbow-room the Californian works out his own inborn character.
From California and the Californians by Jordan, David Starr
When they rule, things do not work out in accordance with set calculation or inborn character.
From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson
It is impossible in the present state of knowledge to answer these questions satisfactorily, but the balance of evidence appears to favour the view that sex is an unalterable, inborn character.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
Did this change of the environment alter their inborn character?
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul