- belonging to or part of the real nature of something/somebody
- the intrinsic value of education
- These tasks were repetitive, lengthy and lacking any intrinsic interest.
- intrinsic to something Small local shops are intrinsic to the town's character.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIntrinsic is used with these nouns:- aptitude
- character
- evil
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the general sense ‘interior, inner’): from French intrinsèque, from late Latin intrinsecus, from the earlier adverb intrinsecus ‘inwardly, inwards’.Want to learn more?
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