Word:
Intrinsic
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Belonging to the essential nature of a thing: occuring as a natural part of something
Sentences:
1) The intrinsic value of the gem always surprises common folk.
2) The intrinsic brightness of the North Star is breaktaking.
Origin:
French intrenséque, from Latin intrinsecus which means 'internal'.
First use:
1635
Synonyms:
built-in, constitutional, essential, inborn, inbred
Antonyms:
adventicious, extrinsic.
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