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Definitions for intrinsic
ɪnˈtrɪn sɪk, -zɪkin·trin·sic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. intrinsic, intrinsicaladjective

    belonging to a thing by its very nature

    "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey

  2. intrinsicadjective

    situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts

    "intrinsic muscles"

Wiktionary

  1. intrinsicadjective

    Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.

  2. intrinsicadjective

    Comprising, being part of a whole.

  3. Etymology: From intrinsecus, from *, an assumed adverbial form of inter + seccus

Wikipedia

  1. intrinsic

    In science and engineering, an intrinsic property is a property of a specified subject that exists itself or within the subject. An extrinsic property is not essential or inherent to the subject that is being characterized. For example, mass is an intrinsic property of any physical object, whereas weight is an extrinsic property that depends on the strength of the gravitational field in which the object is placed.

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  1. intrinsic

    Intrinsic refers to something that is inherent, essential, or inherent to the nature or character of a thing. It refers to qualities or properties that come from within the thing itself, rather than being a result of external factors or influences.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intrinsicadjective

    inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person

  2. Intrinsicadjective

    included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic

  3. Intrinsicnoun

    a genuine quality

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Intrinsic

    -al, in-trin′sik, -al, p.adj. inward: genuine: inherent: essential, belonging to the point at issue: (anat.) applied to those muscles of the limbs entirely contained within the anatomical limits of the limb.—n. Intrinsical′ity.—adv. Intrin′sically.—n. Intrin′sicalness, the quality of being intrinsical: genuineness. [Fr.,—L. intrinsecusintra, within, secus, following.]

Editors Contribution

  1. intrinsic

    Being or belonging to the nature or constitution of an animal, person, place or thing.

    Love is an intrinsic part of the heart of an animal or human being.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 27, 2017  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intrinsic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intrinsic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of intrinsic in a Sentence

  1. Ramana Pemmaraju:

    Only he qualifies to be an INDIVIDUAL, who has created an IMAGE for himself, in tune with his INTRINSIC NATURE, for majority only succumb to the human stupidity and perish!

  2. Bethany Bomberger:

    When we help children understand the power of what it means to be pro-life, they see other human beings as important and having intrinsic value, something we like to say is we love every human being, not necessarily every human doing.

  3. Simon Morgan:

    The policing plan and security behind it is a two-fold operation: security and public safety are both intrinsic. london Bridge came to fruition in the 60s. It's been subject to review at least three times a year.

  4. Matt Winans:

    Both [ Tab and Surge ] are retro, both have cemented themselves as pop culture icons, both have that intrinsic cult following.

  5. Matt Winans:

    Adam Burbach wanted to know exactly what we did bring it back, both [ Tab and Surge ] are retro, both have cemented themselves as pop culture icons, both have that intrinsic cult following.

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