INHERENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does inherent mean? • INHERENT (adjective)
The adjective INHERENT has 2 senses:
1. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
2. in the nature of something though not readily apparent
Familiarity information: INHERENT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INHERENT (adjective)
Meaning:
Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
Synonyms:
built-in; inbuilt; inherent; integral; constitutional
Context examples:
the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity / a constitutional inability to tell the truth
Similar:
intrinsic; intrinsical (belonging to a thing by its very nature)
Meaning:
In the nature of something though not readily apparent
Synonyms:
implicit in; underlying; inherent
Context examples:
shortcomings inherent in our approach / an underlying meaning
Similar:
implicit; inexplicit (implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something)
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