intrinsic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Antonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.2.4 Translations 1.2.5 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

< Latin intrinsecus (“‘on the inside, inwardly’”) < *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“‘within’”) + seccus (“‘by, on the side’”)

[edit] Adjective

intrinsic (comparative more intrinsic, superlative most intrinsic)

1. innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential
2. (of a body part, relating to anatomy) comprising, being part of a whole

[edit] Antonyms

• extrinsic

[edit] Derived terms

• intrinsic value
• intrinsic motivation
• intrinsic function
• intrinsic semiconductor

[edit] Related terms

• intrinsicality

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

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