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inherent

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in·her·ent  (n-hîrnt, -hr-)
adj.
Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic.

[Latin inhaerns, inhaerent-, present participle of inhaerre, to inhere; see inhere.]

in·herent·ly adv.

inherent [ɪnˈhɪərənt -ˈhɛr-]
adj
existing as an inseparable part; intrinsic
inherently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inherent - existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
intrinsic, intrinsical - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey
2.inherent - in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"
implicit, inexplicit - implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"

inherent
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inherent [ɪnˈhɪərənt] ADJinherente, intrínseco
to be inherent in or to sthser inherente a algo
with all the inherent difficultiescon todas las dificultades que conlleva

inherent [ɪnˈhɛrənt] adj [quality] → intrinsèque
He acknowledged the firm did have inherent problems which needed to be resolved → Il a admis l'existence de problèmes inhérents à la compagnie requérant d'être résolus.
socialism's inherent weaknesses → les faiblesses inhérentes au socialisme
the inherent risks in multiple births → les risques inhérents aux naissances multiples
to be an inherent part of sth → faire partie intégrante de qch
to be inherent in sth, to be inherent to sth [dangers, risks, problems] → être inhérent(e) à qch

inherent
adjinnewohnend, eigen, inhärent (esp Philos) (→ to, in +dat); the inherent hardness of diamondsdie den Diamanten eigene Härte; instincts inherent in all animalsallen Tieren inhärente or eigene Instinkte

inherent [ɪnˈhɪərnt] adj inherent (in)intrinseco/a (a); (kindness, cruelty) → innato/a (a)
inherent [ɪnˈhɪərnt] adj inherent (in)intrinseco/a (a); (kindness, cruelty) → innato/a (a)

inherent
adj inherent [inˈhiərənt]
inborn; forming a natural or inseparable part or quality of the dangers inherent in nuclear energy; an inherent hatred of foreigners. ingebore مُلازِم، مُتأصِّل، فِطْري присъщ základní, podstatný, vlastní (čemu) iboende; naturlig angeboren, angelegt έμφυτος inherente kaasasündinud, kaasnevad فطری؛ تفکیک ناپذیر luontainen inhérent טָבוּע בְּ- अन्तर्निहित urođen, nerazdvojiv benne rejlő yang sudah menjadi sifatnya innato; insito 内在する 천성의, 타고난 įgimtas, prigimtinis raksturīgs; iedzimts sudah menjadi sifatnya inherent (aan), eigen (aan) iboende, forbundet med, naturlig właściwy dla, wrodzony, nieodłączny присущий vlastný, prirodzený, obsiahnutý (v), neoddeliteľný prirojen; neločljivo zvezan svojstven inneboende, ingående, medfödd ซึ่งมีอยู่เป็นปกติวิสัย doğuştan, yapısında var olan 與生俱來的 властивий; природний فطری vốn có
adv inˈherently
basically He may be mischievous, but he is not inherently wicked. ingebore بصورةٍ مُتأصِّلَه أو فِطْرِيَّه по същество z podstaty nødvendigvis eigen, natürlich κατά βάση inherentemente kõlblusetu بطور ذاتی luontaisesti par nature מְטִבעוֹ जन्मजात, सहजता bitno eredendően pada dasarnya fondamentalmente 本来的に 본질적으로 iš esmės, iš prigimties savā dziļākā būtībā; pēc savas būtības pada dasarnya inherent, intrinsiek; van nature i grunnen, medfødt z natury по своему существу v podstate po naravi svojstveno i sig, i grunden ประจำตัว aslında 本質上,天性上 від природи فطری طور پر một cách cơ bản


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Biographical historians and historians of separate nations understand this force as a power inherent in heroes and rulers.
But in the great Sperm Whale, this high and mighty god-like dignity inherent in the brow is so immensely amplified, that gazing on it, in that full front view, you feel the Deity and the dread powers more forcibly than in beholding any other object in living nature.
through want of capacity, the error is inherent in the poetry.
 
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