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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The sore disease which seems inherent in civilization.
                                                    --Southey.
  
     Syn: Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought;
          inseparable; essential; indispensable.
          [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 : [ 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: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired
          during fetal development [syn: congenital, inborn, innate]
       3: in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
          "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying
          meaning" [syn: implicit in(p), underlying]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inherent
     Αγγλικά a.
     έμφυτος, σύμφυτος, εγγενής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inherent
     Catalan a.
     (l en inherent)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  inherent
     a.
     naturally as part or consequence of something.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  inherent
     Catalan a.
     (l en inherent)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  inherent
     Catalan a.
     (l en inherent)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inherent
     Englanti a.
     luontainen, erottamaton; pysyvä, poistumaton

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inherent
     Engelska a.
     som utgör en naturlig del, inneboende, inneburen, konstitutiv,
  vidlådande, medfödd, egen-

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  inherent
     a.
     ärftlig, medfödd

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Inherent /ɪnhˈiəɹənt/
  متأصّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  inherent //ɪnˈhɛɹənt// //ɪnˈhɪəɹənt// 
  вроден, присъ́щ, сво́йствен
  natural part or consequence