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

  Intrinsic \In*trin"sic\ ([i^]n*tr[i^]n"s[i^]k), a. [L.
     intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus
     otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrins[`e]que.
     See Inter-, Second, and cf. Extrinsic.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential;
        inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to
        extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver;
        the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or
        goodness of a person.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He was better qualified than they to estimate justly
              the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and
              refinement.                           --I. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Anat.) Included wholly within an organ or limb, as
        certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Intrinsic energy of a body (Physics), the work it can do in
        virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of
        energy from without.
  
     Intrinsic equation of a curve (Geom.), the equation which
        expresses the relation which the length of a curve,
        measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has
        to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable
        point makes with a fixed line.
  
     Intrinsic value. See the Note under Value, n.
  
     Syn: Inherent; innate; natural; real; genuine.
          [1913 Webster]

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

  Intrinsic \In*trin"sic\, n.
     A genuine quality. [Obs.] --Warburton.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Intrinsic \In*trin"sic\ ([i^]n*tr[i^]n"s[i^]k), a. [L.
     intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus
     otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrins[`e]que.
     See Inter-, Second, and cf. Extrinsic.]
     1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential;
        inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to
        extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver;
        the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or
        goodness of a person.
  
              He was better qualified than they to estimate justly
              the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and
              refinement.                           --I. Taylor.
  
     2. (Anat.) Included wholly within an organ or limb, as
        certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic.
  
     Intrinsic energy of a body (Physics), the work it can do in
        virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of
        energy from without.
  
     Intrinsic equation of a curve (Geom.), the equation which
        expresses the relation which the length of a curve,
        measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has
        to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable
        point makes with a fixed line.
  
     Intrinsic value. See the Note under Value, n.
  
     Syn: Inherent; innate; natural; real; genuine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Intrinsic \In*trin"sic\, n.
     A genuine quality. [Obs.] --Warburton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  intrinsic
       adj 1: belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated
              as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the
              thing"- John Dewey [syn: intrinsical] [ant: extrinsic]
       2: situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body
          part on which it acts; "intrinsic muscles"

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

  intrinsic
     Αγγλικά a.
     ''επιστημονικός και καθημερινός όρος'') εγγενής, σύμφυτος, συμφυής,
  ενδογενής, εσωτερικός

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

  intrinsic
     a.
     1 innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
     2 (lb en anatomy of a body part) Situated, produced, secreted in, or
  coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
     3 (lb en programming of a function or operator) built-in.
     n.
     1 (lb en computing programming) A built-in function that is
  implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a
  library.
     2 (lb en video games) An ability possessed by a character and not
  requiring any external equipment.

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

  intrinsic
     a.
     1 innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
     2 (lb en anatomy of a body part) Situated, produced, secreted in, or
  coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
     3 (lb en programming of a function or operator) built-in.
     n.
     1 (lb en computing programming) A built-in function that is
  implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a
  library.
     2 (lb en video games) An ability possessed by a character and not
  requiring any external equipment.

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

  intrinsic
     a.
     1 innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
     2 (lb en anatomy of a body part) Situated, produced, secreted in, or
  coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
     3 (lb en programming of a function or operator) built-in.
     n.
     1 (lb en computing programming) A built-in function that is
  implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a
  library.
     2 (lb en video games) An ability possessed by a character and not
  requiring any external equipment.

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

  intrinsic
     a.
     1 innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
     2 (lb en anatomy of a body part) Situated, produced, secreted in, or
  coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
     3 (lb en programming of a function or operator) built-in.
     n.
     1 (lb en computing programming) A built-in function that is
  implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a
  library.
     2 (lb en video games) An ability possessed by a character and not
  requiring any external equipment.

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

  intrinsic
     Englanti a.
     olennainen, luontainen

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

  intrinsic
     Engelska a.
     inre, inneboende

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

  Intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/
  جوهري

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

  intrinsic //ɪn.ˈtɹɪn.zɪk// 
  1. присъщ, свойствен
  inherent
  2. вътрешен
  situated or produced inside an organ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/ 
  skutečný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/ 
  přirozený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/ 
  vnitřní

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/
  eigenleitend , Eigenleitungs… [electr.]
   see: intrinsic layer, intrinsic region, intrinsic zone
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/
  innenliegend, innen gelegen  [anat.]
     Synonym: internal
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/
  inner, immanent, inhärent, ureigen , Eigen…
        "an intrinsic part of sth."  - ein fester/untrennbarer Bestandteil/das Kernstück von etw.
        "the intrinsic properties of the substance"  - die inhärenten Eigenschaften des Stoffes
        "an intrinsic defect in the vehicle"  - ein Mangel am Fahrzeug selbst
        "the intrinsic or sentimental value of an item"  - der materielle oder ideelle Wert eines Gegenstands
        "the intrinsic value of a company/share"  - der Substanzwert einer Firma/Aktie
   see: intrinsic energy, intrinsic accuracy, intrinsic evidence
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/
  innerhalb eines Organs gelegen, innenliegend  [anat.]  [med.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/
  intrinsisch, inner, von innen her wirkend  [med.]  [psych.]
   see: intrinsic motivation
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/
  spezifisch, unbezogen, frei  [math.]
   see: intrinsic value
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  intrinsic //ɪn.ˈtɹɪn.zɪk// 
  erottamaton, luontainen, olennainen
  inherent

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/ 
  1. मूलभूत
        "The Montessari educational system has intrinsic values."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/
  bez primjesa, bitan, intrinsičan, pravi, svojstven, unutarnji, čist

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  intrinsic /ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/
  1. belsô
  2. valódi
  3. lényeges

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  intrinsic /ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk/ 
    zasadniczy, podstawowy

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  intrinsic //ɪn.ˈtɹɪn.zɪk// 
  inneboende
  inherent

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈtɹɪnsɪk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  66 Moby Thesaurus words for "intrinsic":
     actual, appropriate, basic, central, characteristic, congenital,
     connate, constitutional, deep, deep-seated, distinctive,
     distinguished, elemental, esoteric, essential, fundamental,
     genuine, hereditary, idiocratic, idiosyncratic, immanent,
     implanted, implicit, in character, inalienable, inborn, inbred,
     indoor, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inherited,
     inmost, innate, inner, innermost, inside, interior, internal,
     intestine, intimate, inward, inwrought, irreducible, marked,
     native, natural, organic, peculiar, private, proper,
     quintessential, real, resident, secret, single, singular,
     subjective, true, true to form, unalienable, unchallengeable,
     underlying, unique, unquestionable
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 本质的,原来备有的,真正的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 本质的,原有的,真正的

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