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inherently en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin haereō Latin inhaereō Latin inhaerentembor. English inherent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English inherently From inherent + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an inherent way; naturally, innately.
   • Rights are inherently in all the inhabitants; but charters, by annulling those rights, in the majority, leave the right, by exclusion, in the hands of a few. 1791, Thomas Paine, The Rights Of Man:
   • Democrats are quick to say that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are horrible, awful, terrible. But Democrats are also stressing that they are not inherently anti-tariff. 2025 April 12, Josh Boak and Matt Brown, “Democrats dislike the ‘chaos’ of Trump’s trade war but are OK with some tariffs”, in AP News, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2025:

Forms

Synonyms

essentially · in and of itself · intrinsically · inherently · naturally · innately · per se

Translations (20)

fr inhéremment (inherently, innately) · cmn 本质 (inherently, innately) · de von Natur aus (inherently, innately) · pt inerentemente (inherently, innately) · ht natirèlman (inherently, innately) · ro inalienabil (inherently, innately) · fr naturellement (inherently, innately) · pl niewykluczalnie (inherently, innately) · pl z założenia (inherently, innately) · fr intrinsèquement (inherently, innately) · ca inherentment (inherently, innately) · es inherentemente (inherently, innately) · sv inherent (inherently, innately) · ka არსებითად (inherently, innately) · uk по су́ті (inherently, innately) · it intrinsecamente (inherently, innately) · el εγγενώς (inherently, innately) · pl nieodłącznie (inherently, innately) · enm kyndely (inherently, innately) · ro inerent (inherently, innately)