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Antonyms for intrinsic

Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-trin-sik, -zik
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtrɪn sɪk, -zɪk

Definition of intrinsic

Origin :
  • late 15c., "interior, inward, internal," from Middle French intrinsèque "inner" (13c.), from Medieval Latin intrinsecus "interior, internal," from Latin intrinsecus (adv.) "inwardly, on the inside," from intra "within" (see intra-) + secus "alongside," originally "following" (related to sequi "to follow;" see sequel). Meaning "belonging to the nature of a thing" is from 1640s. Related: Intrinsicly.
  • adj basic, inborn
Example sentences :
  • It is not for their intrinsic value; but because they are means of distinction to him.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He would then know, if not their intrinsic worth, at least their market value.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • I cannot consent to pay for a privilege where I have intrinsic right.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • But where is the evidence of an intrinsic holiness in these buildings?
  • Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
  • You think, then, that its intrinsic value alone might have prompted the theft?
  • Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks
  • Sir Donald follows the sense of compassion, which often is the acme of intrinsic craft.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • There was little of intrinsic value to watch and guard and worry about.
  • Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle
  • They have no intrinsic value, and serve only as counters to represent the absence of ideas.
  • Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • But this is rather a preliminary truth than an intrinsic truth.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • There need be no reflections on the intrinsic merits of either.
  • Extract from : « An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation » by Thorstein Veblen

Synonyms for intrinsic

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