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Definition of inherent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inherent

adjective
 
/ɪnˈherənt/,
 
/ɪnˈhɪərənt/
 
/ɪnˈherənt/,
 
/ɪnˈhɪrənt/
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  1. inherent (in somebody/something) that is a basic or permanent part of somebody/something and that cannot be removed synonym intrinsic
    • the difficulties inherent in a study of this type
    • Violence is inherent in our society.
    • an inherent weakness in the design of the machine
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryInherent is used with these nouns:
    • ability
    • ambiguity
    • bias
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin inhaerent- ‘sticking to’, from the verb inhaerere, from in- ‘in, towards’ + haerere ‘to stick’.
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