intrinsic
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intrinsic
- /ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/
Where it comes from
From Middle French intrinsèque, from Latin intrīnsecus (“on the inside, inwardly”), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“within”) + secus (“by, on the side”).
adjective more intrinsic · most intrinsic · intrinsick
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Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
the intrinsic value of gold or silver
Similar: essential, inherent, innate, proper to, connate, connatural, congenital, congenite, genetous, inborn, inbred, indigenous · Opposite: extrinsic
- Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
- Built-in. In addition to the Fortran operators that are intrinsic (built in), there may be user-defined operators in expressions.
Similar: built-in, essential, immanent, inborn, resident, inbuilt, infused, ingrained, inherent, integral, intrinsic, inwrought, radical · Opposite: alien, external, extrinsic, foreign
noun intrinsics · intrinsick
- A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library. SIMD intrinics
- An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment. You can acquire the fire-resistance intrinsic by eating dragon meat.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inherent, inbuilt, constitutional, intrinsical, inner, built-in, integral, intimate, internal, inherently, innate, natural, substantive, substantial, genuine, fundamental
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adj inherent
| Español | intrínseco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 본질적인 bonjiljeogin |
| 中文 | 本質的, 本质的 /本质 běnzhì de |
| हिन्दी | जन्मजात janmajāt |
| Português | intrínseco |
| Français | intrinsèque, inhérent, immanent |
| Deutsch | intrinsisch, in sich, an sich, von sich |
| Italiano | intrinseco |
| Ελληνικά | εγγενής engenís |
| Română | intrinsec |
| Русский | прису́щий prisúščij, свойственный svojstvennyj, имманентный immanentnyj |
adj situated or produced inside an organ
| Español | intrínseco |
|---|---|
| Português | intrínseco |
| Français | intrinsèque |
| Italiano | intrinseco |
| Ελληνικά | σύμφυτος sýmfytos |
| Русский | составляющий sostavljajuščij |
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