Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent.
- adjective Anatomy Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts. Used of certain nerves and muscles.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In pathology, pertaining to the internal parts or to the structures proper of an organ.
- Being within; penetrating inward; intimate; familiar; intestine; domestic.
- Hence—2. Pertaining to the inner or essential nature; intimately characterizing; inherent; essential; genuine; belonging to the subject in its very existence: as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action.
- In Scots law, intimately connected with the point at issue: applied to circumstances sworn to by a party on an oath of reference that make part of the evidence afforded by the oath, and cannot be separated from it.
- In anatomy, applied to those muscles of the limbs which take origin within the anatomical limits of the limb, such limits including the pectoral and pelvic arches.
- Synonyms Interior, Inward, etc. See
inner . - noun A genuine or essential quality.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to
extrinsic - adjective (Anat.) Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to
extrinsic . - adjective (Physics) the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without.
- adjective (Geom.) the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line.
- adjective See the Note under
Value , n. - noun obsolete A genuine quality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Innate ,inherent ,inseparable from the thing itself,essential . - adjective of a body part Comprising, being part of a whole.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts
- adjective belonging to a thing by its very nature
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There are a few things about Silicon Valley that remain intrinsic to the area and IMHO cannot be carried over to another region of the world.
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It's typically easier to establish the market value for an urban property in places like Manhattan, where other high-end homes are for sale and the location itself is expected to provide long-term intrinsic value.
Royal Retreats: Where The World's Monarchs Go To Get Away From It All 2011
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I think for someone sensitive who truly believes in intrinsic goodness would pretty much have had to kill themselves after WWII.
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Maybe that should be regarded as a clue to the main intrinsic purpose of the institution.
Tenure and Non-Profits, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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This population is already prone to deficiency in intrinsic factor, necessary for B12 absorption.
Hyla Cass, M.D.: Is Your Medication Robbing You of Nutrients Part 2: Getting Specific M.D. Hyla Cass 2010
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Seneca said in an SEC filing that the deal doesn ' t capture the long-term intrinsic value of Dynegy ' s business, which we believe is very well positioned to capture the benefits of a recovery in electricity prices.
Seneca Capital Nominates Two Directors for Dynegy Board Gina Chon 2010
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Seneca said in an SEC filing that the deal doesn ' t capture the long-term intrinsic value of Dynegy ' s business, which we believe is very well positioned to capture the benefits of a recovery in electricity prices.
ISS Recommends a Gina Chon 2010
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This is only the old fallacy of Reason and Passion in intrinsic opposition rearing its ugly head again.
Archive 2008-03-01 Hal Duncan 2008
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This is only the old fallacy of Reason and Passion in intrinsic opposition rearing its ugly head again.
The Epic and the Past Hal Duncan 2008
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It said last week that the Blackstone offer does not capture the long-term intrinsic value of Dynegy ' s business, which we believe is very well positioned to capture the benefits of a recovery in electricity prices.
Icahn Adds to Dynegy Holdings, Offers Debt Naureen S. Malik 2010
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Intrinsic features are those related to the distances between points on the surface, as would be measured by an ant walking on it.
Revealed: the unusual mathematics that gives rose petals their shape Davide Castelvecchi 2025
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Intrinsic features are those related to the distances between points on the surface, as would be measured by an ant walking on it.
Revealed: the unusual mathematics that gives rose petals their shape Davide Castelvecchi 2025
evin290 commented on the word intrinsic
This is one of my favourite words to use when I'm writing. :)
September 9, 2007