inherent

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inherent

  • /ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/
  • /ɪnˈhɛɹənt/

Where it comes from

From Latin inhaerentem, accusative singular of inhaerēns, present active participle of inhaereō (“to be closely connected with; to adhere to”).

adjective inhærent

  1. not comparable Naturally as part or consequence of something. There is a stern melancholy in his dark features, inherent and engrossing, which rivets the attention.

    Similar: inbuilt, ingrained, intrinsic, built-in, essential, immanent, inborn, resident, infused, inherent, integral, inwrought · Opposite: extrinsic, accidental, adscititious, external, extraneous

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: intrinsic, inbuilt, constitutional, intrinsical, built-in, implicit, integral, underlying, inexplicit, implicit in, innate, congenital, inborn, immanent, intrinsically, natural

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adj natural part or consequence

Españolinherente
한국어고유의 goyuui
日本語固有の koyū no
中文固有 gùyǒu, 內在 /内在 nèizài
हिन्दीजन्मजात janmajāt
Portuguêsinerente
Françaisintrinsèque, inhérent
Deutschinnewohnend, inhärent
Italianoinsito, inerente, attinente, pertinente
Ελληνικάσυμφυής symfyís
Românăinerent, intrinsec
Русскийврождённый vroždjónnyj, прирождённый priroždjónnyj, прису́щий prisúščij, сво́йственный svójstvennyj
العربيةمُتَأَصِّل mutaʔaṣṣil
עבריתטָבוּעַ tavua

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@misc{inherent_2026,
  title = {inherent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inherent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}