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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•trin•sic /ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk, -zɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - belonging to or being part of a thing by its very nature:A good education has intrinsic value.
in•trin•si•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•trin•sic (in trin′sik, -zik),USA pronunciation adj. - belonging to a thing by its very nature:the intrinsic value of a gold ring.
- Anatomy(of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) belonging to or lying within a given part.
Also, in•trin′si•cal. - Medieval Latin intrinsecus inward (adjective, adjectival), Latin (adverb, adverbial), equivalent. to intrin- (int(e)r-, as in interior + -im adverb, adverbial suffix) + secus beside, derivative of sequī to follow
- 1480–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged native, innate, natural, true, real. See essential.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged extrinsic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: intrinsic /ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk/, intrinsical adj - of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent
- situated within or peculiar to a part: intrinsic muscles
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin intrinsecus from Latin, inwardly, from intrā within + secus alongside; related to sequī to followinˈtrinsically adv |