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.
- noun obsolete A genuine quality.
- 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.
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- 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
evin290 commented on the word intrinsic
This is one of my favourite words to use when I'm writing. :)
September 9, 2007