Definition of intrinsic Intrinsic
/ɪntɹɪˈnsɪk/ - [intrinsik] - in•trin•sic
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What does intrinsic mean?
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| intrinsic - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey | ||
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| extrinsic not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" | ||
| essential basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" | ||
| unalienable, inalienable incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" | ||
| built-in, inbuilt, inherent, integral, constitutional existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" | ||
| intrinsic - situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts; "intrinsic muscles" | ||
| internal happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering" | ||
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- intrinsic (Adjective)
Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential. - intrinsic (Adjective)
Comprising, being part of a whole.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- intrinsic (a.)
Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person. - intrinsic (a.)
Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic. - intrinsic (n.)
A genuine quality.
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intrinsic
Belonging to a thing by its very nature.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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intrinsic
-al, in-trin′sik, -al, p.adj. inward: genuine: inherent: essential, belonging to the point at issue: (anat.) applied to those muscles of the limbs entirely contained within the anatomical limits of the limb.—n. Intrinsical′ity.—adv. Intrin′sically.—n. Intrin′sicalness, the quality of being intrinsical: genuineness. [Fr.,—L. intrinsecus—intra, within, secus, following.]
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