English Explanatory Dictionary

inherently

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In an inherent way; naturally, innately.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/ en-us-inherently.ogg

Word forms

inherently more inherently most inherently inhærently

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- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English inherently From inherent + -ly.

Synonyms

essentially in and of itself inherently innately intrinsically naturally per se
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