inherent
See also: inhérent
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- inhærent (archaic)
EtymologyEdit
From Latin inhaerentem, accusative singular of inhaerēns, present active participle of inhaereō (“I am closely connected with; adhere to”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
inherent (not comparable)
- Naturally as part or consequence of something.
- Synonyms: inbuilt, ingrained, intrinsic; see also Thesaurus:intrinsic
- Antonyms: extrinsic; see also Thesaurus:extrinsic
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], OCLC 21345056, pages 244–245:
- There is a stern melancholy in his dark features, inherent and engrossing, which rivets the attention.
- 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
- One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. […] But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.
Usage notesEdit
- Not to be confused with inherit.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
natural part or consequence
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Further readingEdit
- inherent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- inherent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
inherent (masculine and feminine plural inherents)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “inherent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inherent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “inherent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inherent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.