Intrinsic
[ɪn'trɪnsɪk]
Definition
(adj.) situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts; 'intrinsic muscles' .
(adj.) belonging to a thing by its very nature; 'form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing'- John Dewey .
Editor: Moore--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) 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.
(a.) Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic.
(n.) A genuine quality.
Editor: Michel
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Inherent, internal, inward, inborn, inbred, native, natural, ingrained, not extrinsic.[2]. Real, genuine, true, essential.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See EXTRANEOUS]
SYN:Native, inherent, innate, genuine, immanent, natural, true, real, inward
ANT:Extrinsic, acquired, adventitious, borrowed, pretended, ascititious, external,added, assumed
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Definition
p.adj. inward: genuine: inherent: essential belonging to the point at issue: (anat.) applied to those muscles of the limbs entirely contained within the anatomical limits of the limb.—n. Intrinsical′ity.—adv. Intrin′sically.—n. Intrin′sicalness the quality of being intrinsical: genuineness.
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Examples
- An instrumental value then has the intrinsic value of being a means to an end. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- While the distinction is often thought to be intrinsic and absolute, it is really historical and social. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Moreover it is intrinsic to the disposition of the person, not external and coercive. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- But the end should be intrinsic to the action; it should be its end--a part of its own course. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Indeed, it was through the intrinsic merits of his improvements in stock tickers that he made his real entree into commercial life. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A theory has no intrinsic value: that is why the devil can talk theology. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Raising these questions means that a particular good is no longer an end in itself, an intrinsic good. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Intrinsic values are not objects of judgment, they cannot (as intrinsic) be compared, or regarded as greater and less, better or worse. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- As an appreciative realization, each of these is an intrinsic value. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Hence it will be seen that, as in many other arts, he made a lasting impression in this one by the intrinsic merits of the improvements resulting from his work therein. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The distinction is not intrinsic but is dependent upon conditions, and upon conditions which can be regulated. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- No ethical theory can announce any intrinsic good. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- No, Birkin wanted him to accept the fact of intrinsic difference between human beings, which he did not intend to accept. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Theirs is a kind of intrinsic prestige. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Really, nothing but their ridiculous limitation and intrinsic insignificance could make them so conceited. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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