Inherent

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inherent \In*her"ent\, a. [L. inhaerens, -entis, p. pr. of
     inhaerere: cf. F. inh['e]rent. See {Inhere}.]
     Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or
     connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as,
     polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent
     right of men to life, liberty, and protection. "A most


     inherent baseness." --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The sore disease which seems inherent in civilization.
                                                    --Southey.
  
     Syn: Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought;
          inseparable; essential; indispensable.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inherent
       adj 1: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the
              Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of
              periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the
              truth" [syn: {built-in}, {constitutional}, {inbuilt},
              {integral}]
       2: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired
          during fetal development [syn: {congenital}, {inborn}, {innate}]
       3: in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
          "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying
          meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {underlying}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  70 Moby Thesaurus words for "inherent":
     accessible, at hand, attendant, automatic, available, basic, born,
     characteristic, congenital, connate, constitutional, deep-seated,
     distinctive, elemental, elementary, esoteric, essential,
     fundamental, hereditary, immanent, immediate, implanted, implicit,
     impulsive, in view, inalienable, inborn, inbred, indigenous,
     individual, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherited, innate,
     inner, instinctive, integral, internal, intimate, intrinsic,
     involuntary, inward, inwrought, irreducible, libidinal, native,
     natural, normal, on board, on deck, on hand, peculiar, present,
     private, regular, resident, secret, spontaneous, subjective,
     subliminal, typical, unalienable, unchallengeable, unconscious,
     unlearned, unquestionable, within call, within reach,
     within sight