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Meaning of intrinsic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk

Definitions

  1. Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
  2. Intrinsic, inherent.
  3. Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
  4. Built-in.

Equivalents

العربية باطن ذاتي
Deutsch intrinsisch spezifisch
Español intrínseco
Suomi sisäsyntyinen
Français immanent inhèrent intrinsèque
Galego intrínseco
हिन्दी पैदाइशी
Italiano intrinseco
한국어 고유하다 본질적인
Polski wsobny
Português intrínseco
Русский присущий составляющий
Svenska inneboende
Українська притаманний
Tiếng Việt cố hữu nội tại sẵn có

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.
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See also

intrinsical intrinsicoid introdden introduced introducible introductionless

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