by definition

1. According to prior determination, as a given. For example, This antibiotic is by definition the most effective now on the market. [1970s]

Example Sentences

“The seductive vampire is, by definition, a source of irresistible fascination,” Cameron said.

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By definition, pop music is inextricably tied to its time period, the subject matter and sound speaking to its modern, often younger audiences.

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Mark Hoplamazian, CEO of Hyatt Hotels, said in a Nov. 6 earnings call that a reduction in air travel “by definition” means there are fewer people flying and thus needing to stay at a hotel.

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All of them were, almost by definition, odd.

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Jamie Mai was tall and strikingly handsome and so, almost by definition, had the air of a man in charge—until he opened his mouth and betrayed his lack of confidence in everything from tomorrow’s sunrise to the future of the human race.

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Related Words

• automatically 
• naturally 
• no doubt 
• undoubtedly 
• unquestionably