existing as an inseparable part; intrinsic
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in•her•ent /ɪnˈhɪrənt, -ˈhɛr-/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- existing as a permanent part or quality that cannot be taken out:Freedom of religion is an inherent part of the bill of rights.
in•her•ent
(in hēr′ənt, -her′-),USA pronunciation adj.
in•her′ent•ly, adv.
- existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute:an inherent distrust of strangers.
- Grammarstanding before a noun.
- inhering;
infixed.
- Latin inhaerent- (stem of inhaerēns), present participle of inhaerēre to inhere; see -ent
- 1570–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged innate, native, inbred, ingrained. See essential.
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'inherent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accent
- affinity
- aptitude
- attach
- autocrat
- biological clock
- built-in
- charisma
- constitutional
- crisis theology
- decrease
- develop
- dialectical theology
- disability
- dislike
- dramatic irony
- draw
- essential
- ethnocentrism
- extrinsic
- eye
- faculty
- flexible
- immanent
- implicit
- inactive
- inalienable
- inborn
- inbred
- indigenous
- inert
- inhere
- inherence
- inherency
- innate
- intrinsic
- merit
- mettle
- motherhood
- native
- nature
- occupational hazard
- orenda
- organic
- original sin
- outward
- physiocrat
- poison
- potency
- potentiality