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- Dictionaryin·her·ent/inˈhirənt/
adjective
- 1. existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute: "any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers"
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Inherent literally refers to something that is "stuck in" something else so firmly that they can't be separated. A plan may have an inherent flaw that will cause it to fail; a person may have inherent virtues that everyone admires.
existing as a natural or basic part of something: danger/risk inherent in There are dangers / risks inherent in almost every sport. I have an inherent distrust of lawyers. Synonym. inbuilt mainly UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Essential or necessary. a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do idiom. baked in. basically. basis.
We use the adjective inherent to describe attributes that are part of the essential nature of something. It's different from you being tall, rather than being a description, it has to be a quality and this quality is unchangeable.
Inherent definition: existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering. See examples of INHERENT used in a sentence.
existing as a natural or basic part of something: danger/risk inherent in There are dangers / risks inherent in almost every sport. I have an inherent distrust of lawyers. Synonym. inbuilt mainly UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Essential or necessary. a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do idiom. baked in. basically. basis.
The inherent qualities of something are the necessary and natural parts of it. Stress is an inherent part of dieting. ...the dangers inherent in an outbreak of war.
Inherent definition: Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic.
