Synonyms for intrinsically
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : in-trin-sik, -zik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtrɪn sɪk, -zɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for intrinsically
- alone
- as such
- at heart
- at the bottom
- at the heart of
- by and of itself
- by birth
- by definition
- by its very nature
- by itself
- centrally
- characteristically
- chiefly
- congenitally
- determinately
- egocentrically
- emotionally
- factually
- firstly
- fundamentally
- immanently
- importantly
- in effect
- in essence
- in itself
- in substance
- independently
- indispensably
- individually
- inherently
- inner
- inseparably
- intimately
- intrinsically
- introspectively
- materially
- mentally
- more or less so
- natively
- naturally
- nonobjectively
- of itself
- personally
- primarily
- principally
- radically
- really
- significantly
- singularly
- solely
- substantially
- truly
- typically
- virtually
- vitally
Définition of intrinsically
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.
- As in per se : adv essentially
- As in basically : adv fundamentally
- As in essentially : adv basically
- As in inherently : adv innately
- As in subjectively : adv internally
- Nevertheless Lincoln will be credited for what intrinsically is not his.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- It is true, again, that Pope's reasoning is intrinsically feeble.
- Extract from : « Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) » by Leslie Stephen
- All this, surely, was intrinsically right, wrong only in its direction.
- Extract from : « The English Spy » by Bernard Blackmantle
- It was as bare as a prison cell, which intrinsically it was.
- Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
- They differ widely in vesture; yet look at them intrinsically.
- Extract from : « Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History » by Thomas Carlyle
- Their standard of living, on the other hand, is intrinsically lower.
- Extract from : « The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners » by National Industrial Conference Board
- As we know, facts are not intrinsically consistent in their succession.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- Intrinsically you may be far greater than I, but we do not deal with comparisons.
- Extract from : « Child and Country » by Will Levington Comfort
- Yet the Hecatompathia is remarkable, both historically and intrinsically.
- Extract from : « A History of English Literature » by George Saintsbury
- Whether it be really a diamond or an emerald, it is intrinsically of equal worth.
- Extract from : « Foot-prints of Travel » by Maturin M. Ballou
Antonyms for intrinsically
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