Meaning of intrinsic | Babel Free
ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪkDefinitions
- Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
- Intrinsic, inherent.
- Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
- Built-in.
Equivalents
Examples
“the intrinsic value of gold or silver”
“the intrinsic merit of an action”
“He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement.”
“In addition to the Fortran operators that are intrinsic (built in), there may be user-defined operators in expressions.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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