intrinsic

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

1. A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.
2. An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment.

Synonyms

inherent

essential

innate

internal

natural

integral

inner

intrinsical

substantial

fundamental

built-in

immanent

vital

interior

inward

indwelling

actual

inside

included

indoor

inherited

inland

inseparable

intestine

intimate

material

mental

native

original

peculiar

pertinent

pivotal

predefined

proper

quintessential

real

subsistent

substantival

substantive

true

uncontested

I

eigen

standard

adscititious

basic

congenital

critical

‼️

crucial

deep-seated

de facto

domestic

esoteric

genuine

germane

gist

inboard

inborn

inbred

inbuilt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪn.ˈtɹɪn.zɪk/

Etymology

From Middle French intrinsèque, from Latin intrīnsecus (“on the inside, inwardly”), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“within”) + secus (“by, on the side”).