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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inherent \In*her"ent\, a. [L. inhaerens -entis, p. pr of
inhaerere: cf F. inh['e]rent. See {Inhere}.]
Permanently existing in something inseparably attached or
connected; naturally pertaining to innate; inalienable; as
polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent
right of men to life, liberty, and protection. ``A most
inherent baseness.'' --Shak.
The sore disease which seems inherent in civilization.
--Southey.
Syn: Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought;
inseparable; essential; indispensable.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
inherent
adj 1: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the
Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of
periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the
truth" [syn: {built-in}, {constitutional}, {inbuilt},
{integral}]
2: in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
"shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying
meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {underlying}]
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