inherent
/ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/
inherent adjective: naturally as part or consequence of something.
Adjective
inherent (not comparable)
- Naturally as part or consequence of something.
- There is a stern melancholy in his dark features, inherent and engrossing, which rivets the attention.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 244–245
- One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891
- Synonyms:
- inbuilt, ingrained, intrinsic, built-in, essential, immanent, inborn, resident, infused, integral
- Antonyms:
- extrinsic, accidental, adscititious, external, extraneous
inherent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
inherent in Hindi
- natural part or consequence
- जन्मजात janmajāt
inherent in Tamil
- natural part or consequence
- உள்ளார்ந்த uḷḷārnta
inherent in Urdu
- inherent
- ذاتی zātī
inherent in Bengali
- inherent or spiritual cognition or perception
- চিৎ cit
More languagesFewer languages
- inherent in Malayalam
- സ്വാഭാവിക svābhāvika
- inherent in Kannada
- ಹುಟ್ಟಿನಿಂದ ಬಂದ, ಒಳಗಿನ, ಒಳಗಿರುವ, ಒಳಸೇರಿದ
- inherent in Tagalog
- kadikit
- inherent in Arabic
- مُتَأَصِّل mutaʔaṣṣil
Examples of inherent in a sentence
- By no means am I suggesting that euthanasia should be outlawed, but rather that we should look at its inherent risks.
- The camelbacks were designed to help with the visibility problems inherent in putting the driver behind the entire engine.
- Flat or matte paint allows a deep color expression on the walls while also hiding flaws that may be inherent on the painted surface.
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Forms of inherent
| alternative form (archaic) | inhærent |
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Origin of inherent
From Latin inhaerentem, accusative singular of inhaerēns, present active participle of inhaereō (“to be closely connected with; to adhere to”).
Words formed from inherent
Phrases with inherent
Questions about inherent
- What does inherent mean?
- Inherent means naturally as part or consequence of something.
- What is inherent in Hindi?
- Inherent in Hindi is जन्मजात (janmajāt). See Inherent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inherent?
- Inherent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inherent?
- Inherent is pronounced /ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/.
Words near inherent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inherent (page history and authors); ذاتی (Urdu) (page history and authors); চিৎ (Bengali) (page history and authors); സ്വാഭാവിക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); inherent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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