Intrinsic Meaning
/ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjInnate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
adjSituated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
Sentence Examples
This celebration is an intrinsic part of the culture of our country.
Is this intrinsic to Islam?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist believed that beauty is an ____ quality of the sculpture, not added later.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The artist believes that every human being has an ____ value that should always be respected.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement."
— 1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC:
"In addition to the Fortran operators that are intrinsic (built in), there may be user-defined operators in expressions."
— 1997, Jeanne C. Adams, Walter S. Brainerd, Jeanne T. Martin, Brian T. Smith, Jerrold L. Wagener, Fortran 95 Handbook: Complete ISO/ANSI Reference, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 192:
"Crappy loops, we got them: Use vector intrinsics¶ For troublesome loops that just don't vectorize even with hints, vector intrinsics are another option."
— 2021, Robert Robey, Yuliana Zamora, Parallel and High Performance Computing, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 190:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist believed that beauty is an ____ quality of the sculpture, not added later.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The artist believes that every human being has an ____ value that should always be respected.