in·trin·sic ( n-trn zk, -sk)adj. 1. Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent. 2. Anatomy Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts. Used of certain nerves and muscles. [Middle English intrinsique, inner, from Old French intrinseque, from Late Latin intr  nsecus, inward, from Latin, inwardly; see en in Indo-European roots.]in·trin si·cal·ly adv. |
intrinsic
Adjective
1. essential to the real nature of a thing: hedgerows are an intrinsic part of the countryside
2. Anat situated within or peculiar to a part: intrinsic muscles [Latin intrinsecus inwardly]
intrinsically adv
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| Adj. | 1. | intrinsic - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey inalienable, unalienable - incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" extrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" |
| 2. | intrinsic - situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts; "intrinsic muscles" anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals internal - happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering" |
intrinsic
adjective essential, real, true, central, natural, basic, radical, native, genuine, fundamental, constitutional, built-in, underlying, inherent, elemental, congenital, inborn, inbred << OPPOSITE extrinsic
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