English Explanatory Dictionary

intrinsic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
  2. Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
  3. Built-in.
noun
  1. A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.
  2. An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intrinsic.wav

Word forms

intrinsic more intrinsic most intrinsic intrinsick intrinsics

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

built-in essential immanent inborn resident inbuilt infused ingrained inherent integral intrinsic inwrought radical innate proper to connate connatural congenital congenite genetous inbred indigenous ingenite native natural to the manner born unlearned unlearnt

Antonyms

alien external extrinsic foreign

Related words

birthright by nature installed instilled integrated internal internalized interwoven ipso facto like a duck takes to water native natural second nature to the manner born ubiquitous warp and woof

Derived words

for all intrinsic purposes intrinsicality intrinsically intrinsic brightness intrinsic motivation intrinsicness intrinsicoid intrinsic protein intrinsic reward intrinsic semiconductor intrinsic tracer intrinsic value intrinsify nonintrinsic subintrinsic unintrinsic
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