intrinsic
adjective
[ ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk ]
• belonging naturally; essential.
• "access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life"
Similar:
inherent,
innate,
inborn,
inbred,
congenital,
natural,
native,
constitutional,
built-in,
ingrained,
deep-rooted,
inseparable,
permanent,
indelible,
ineradicable,
ineffaceable,
integral,
basic,
fundamental,
underlying,
constitutive,
elemental,
essential,
vital,
necessary,
connate,
connatural,
Origin:
late 15th century (in the general sense ‘interior, inner’): from French intrinsèque, from late Latin intrinsecus, from the earlier adverb intrinsecus ‘inwardly, inwards’.
