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intrinsic
/ ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk /
adjective
- of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent
- anatomy situated within or peculiar to a part
intrinsic muscles
Derived Forms
- inˈtrinsically, adverb
Other Words From
- in·trin·si·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of intrinsic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of intrinsic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It continues to be the official position that “being open to life” is “an intrinsic requirement of married love.”
However, they have to have intrinsic and distinctive qualities.
They do not reflect any intrinsic or insurmountable military advantage.
As a jazz lover, I want people to embrace the music for its intrinsic qualities, not its symbolic resonance.
Through this, an active role is given to the spectator, who has inadvertently become an intrinsic part of the artwork.
After the first novelty is over, no place can please, except either by its intrinsic beauty, or the happy effect of habit.
Calais, has no such intrinsic charms, and I was not disposed to try the result of the latter.
Nine hundred and ninety-nine out of a thousand judge by names and not by intrinsic worth.
Friedrich Wilhelm, both by his intrinsic qualities and the success he met with, deserves it better than most.
It is the intrinsic nature of belief that will concern us to-day.
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