| ADJECTIVE | all | intrinsic, intrinsical | belonging to a thing by its very nature |
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| all | intrinsic | situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts |
| Sounds | ihntrih'nsihk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | belonging to a thing by its very nature. | |
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| Example | "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey | |
| Synonym | intrinsical | |
| Narrower | built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral | Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic |
| inner, internal, intimate | innermost / innermost or essential | |
| See also | essential | Basic and fundamental |
| inalienable, unalienable | incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another | |
| Opposite | extrinsic | not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside |
| Spanish | intrínseca, intrínseco | |
| Catalan | intrínsec | |
| Adverbs | intrinsically | with respect to its inherent nature |
| Meaning | situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts. | |
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| Example | "intrinsic muscles" | |
| Category | anatomy, general anatomy | The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
| Broader | internal | happening / happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface |
| Spanish | intrínseco | |
| Catalan | intrínsec | |
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