inherent

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/
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/ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/ · /ɪnˈhɛɹənt/

Definition of inherent

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (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.”
    “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.”

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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 From Latin inhaerentem, accusative singular of inhaerēns, present active participle of inhaereō (“to be closely connected with; to adhere to”).

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