inherent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /Inhirənt/ or IPA: /Inherənt/, SAMPA: /Inhir@nt/ or SAMPA: /Inher@nt/.

[edit] Adjective

inherent (not comparable)

1. A natural part or consequence of something.

   You are a human being. You have rights inherent in that reality. You have dignity and worth that exists prior to law. — (Lyn Beth Neylon).

[edit] Related terms

• adherent
• coherent
• inhere
• inherence
• inherency

[edit] Antonyms

• extrinsic

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: inherent, samengaand
• Finnish: luontainen fi(fi), synnynnäinen fi(fi)
• French: intrinsèque fr(fr)
• German: innewohnend de(de), inhärent de(de)
• Swedish: naturligt nedärvd

[edit] External links

• inherent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• inherent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911