inherent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin haereō Latin inhaereō Latin inhaerentembor. English inherent From Latin inhaerentem, accusative singular of inhaerēns, present active participle of inhaereō (“to be closely connected with; to adhere to”).
Meanings
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(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.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 244–245: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.
2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inhærent | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Antonyms
extrinsic · external · accidental · extraneous · extrinsic · adscititious
Deriveds
inherently · inherent vice · noninherent · inherent vowel · inherent power
Relateds
inhere · coherent · inherently · inherency · adherent · inherence
Synonyms
radical · inbuilt · integral · intrinsic · essential · inherent · ingrained · ingrained · built-in · inwrought · inborn · infused · immanent · resident · inbuilt · intrinsic
Translations (91)
sh инхерѐнтан (natural part or consequence) · da iboende (natural part or consequence) · cs inherentní (natural part or consequence) · fi synnynnäinen (natural part or consequence) · km ភ្ជាប់ (natural part or consequence) · enm natural (natural part or consequence) · pt inerente (natural part or consequence) · bg вроден (natural part or consequence) · sv inherent (natural part or consequence) · it attinente (natural part or consequence) · ru прису́щий (natural part or consequence) · hu inherens (natural part or consequence) · ro inerent (natural part or consequence) · tr içkin (natural part or consequence) · sv inneboende (natural part or consequence) · nn ibuande (natural part or consequence) · ba хас (natural part or consequence) · fr inhérent (natural part or consequence) · gv dooghyssagh (natural part or consequence) · pl przyrodzony (natural part or consequence) · sv naturligt nedärvd (natural part or consequence) · sv medfödd (natural part or consequence) · nb naturlig (natural part or consequence) · sv naturlig (natural part or consequence) · it inerente (natural part or consequence) · eo propre (natural part or consequence) · hi जन्मजात (natural part or consequence) · sv inneburen (natural part or consequence) · lt būdingas (natural part or consequence) · be уласці́вы (natural part or consequence) · hy հատուկ (natural part or consequence) · de inhärent (natural part or consequence) · de innewohnend (natural part or consequence) · cmn 固有 (natural part or consequence) · da naturlig (natural part or consequence) · kk туа біткен (natural part or consequence) · pl inherentny (natural part or consequence) · fi luontainen (natural part or consequence) · is meðfæddur (natural part or consequence) · ru прирождённый (natural part or consequence) · pl nieodłączny (natural part or consequence) · hu benne rejlő (natural part or consequence) · nb iboende (natural part or consequence) · ast inherente (natural part or consequence) · io inheranta (natural part or consequence) · sh inhèrentan (natural part or consequence) · sh svòjstven (natural part or consequence) · be прыро́джаны (natural part or consequence) · it pertinente (natural part or consequence) · enm kyndely (natural part or consequence) · ca inherent (natural part or consequence) · nl inherent (natural part or consequence) · bg присъ́щ (natural part or consequence) · mk вроден (natural part or consequence) · is áskapaður (natural part or consequence) · it insito (natural part or consequence) · cmn 內在 /内在 (natural part or consequence) · nl samengaand (natural part or consequence) · ru врождённый (natural part or consequence) · sh сво̀јствен (natural part or consequence) · ar مُتَأَصِّل (natural part or consequence) · ta உள்ளார்ந்த (natural part or consequence) · tl kadikit (natural part or consequence) · ro intrinsec (natural part or consequence) · bg сво́йствен (natural part or consequence) · uk приро́джений (natural part or consequence) · ru сво́йственный (natural part or consequence) · is eðlislægur (natural part or consequence) · pl niewykluczalny (natural part or consequence) · ko 고유의 (natural part or consequence) · ja 固有の (natural part or consequence) · ka ჩვეული (natural part or consequence) · sk vrodený (natural part or consequence) · sk prirodzený (natural part or consequence) · pl właściwy (natural part or consequence) · et omane (natural part or consequence) · ka დამახასიათებელი (natural part or consequence) · sl neločljivo (natural part or consequence) · sk inherentný (natural part or consequence) · lv raksturīgs (natural part or consequence) · tr doğal (natural part or consequence) · cs vrozený (natural part or consequence) · he טָבוּעַ (natural part or consequence) · uk власти́вий (natural part or consequence) · hy ներհատուկ (natural part or consequence) · es inherente (natural part or consequence) · gl inherente (natural part or consequence) · fr intrinsèque (natural part or consequence) · sl inherenten (natural part or consequence) · oc inerent (natural part or consequence) · el συμφυής (natural part or consequence)