(adj) belonging to a thing by its very nature; - John Dewey, Syn. intrinsical, Ant. extrinsic, Example:form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing

intrinsic

(adj) situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts, Example:intrinsic muscles

intrinsically

(adv) with respect to its inherent nature, Syn. in and of itself, per se, as such, Example:this statement is interesting per se

intrinsic factor

(n) a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12, Example:lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious anemia

intrinsic fraud

(n) fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Intrinsic

a. [ L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrinsèque. See Inter-, Second, and cf. Extrinsic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intrinsic energy of a body (Physics), the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without. --
Intrinsic equation of a curve (Geom.), the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line. --
Intrinsic value. See the Note under Value, n.

Syn. -- Inherent; innate; natural; real; genuine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intrinsic

n. A genuine quality. [ Obs. ] Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intrinsical

a. [ Formerly written intrinsecal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Intrinsic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Intimate; closely familiar. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intrinsicality

n. The quality of being intrinsic; essentialness; genuineness; reality. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intrinsically

adv. Internally; in its nature; essentially; really; truly. [ 1913 Webster ]

A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intrinsicalness

n. The quality of being intrinsical; intrinsicality. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intrinsicate

a. Intricate. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

内在

[内在 / 內在, nèi zài] intrinsic; innate #5099

固有

[固有, gù yǒu] intrinsic to sth; inherent #11990

内在几何

[内在几何 / 內在幾何, nèi zài jǐ hé] intrinsic geometry

内在几何学

[内在几何学 / 內在幾何學, nèi zài jǐ hé xué] intrinsic geometry

内在坐标

[内在坐标 / 內在座標, nèi zài zuò biāo] intrinsic coordinates (geom.)

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空

[そら, sora] (n) (1) empty air; sky; (2) { Buddh } shunya (emptiness, the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phemomenon); (3) (abbr) (See 空軍) air force; (n, adj-na) (4) fruitlessness; meaninglessness; (5) (See 五大・1) void (one of the five elements) #1345

固有色

[こゆうしょく, koyuushoku] (n) { comp } intrinsic colour

固有色データ

[こゆうしょくデータ, koyuushoku de-ta] (n) { comp } intrinsic colour data

真性

[しんせい, shinsei] (n) (1) inborn nature; (adj-no) (2) genuine; intrinsic; essential

性善

[せいぜん;しょうぜん, seizen ; shouzen] (n) (しょうぜん is a Buddhist term) intrinsic goodness

内在的

[ないざいてき, naizaiteki] (adj-na) immanent; internal; intrinsic

内的

[ないてき, naiteki] (adj-na, n) inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited