adjective
Related Words
See essential.
Other Word Forms
- inherently adverb
- noninherent adjective
- uninherent adjective
Etymology
Origin of inherent
First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin inhaerent- (stem of inhaerēns ), present participle of the verb inhaerēre inhere; -ent
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O’Hara sinks into the role, embracing the inherent clumsiness of community theater while celebrating its flaws.
From Los Angeles Times
This unshakable belief in his own self-sovereignty offers a welcome contrast to the islanders’ inherent fear of change.
From Los Angeles Times
JB Pardiwala, one of the two judges, wrote: "Taxing an income arising out of its own country is an inherent sovereign right. Any dilution of this is a threat to a nation's long-term interest."
From BBC
Jurors will be asked to weigh whether those dangers are incidental or inherent, and if social media companies can be held responsible for the harm families say flowed from their children’s feeds.
From Los Angeles Times
“The USA Rare Earth arrangement does lack the price floors, profitability guarantees, and offtake agreements inherent in the MP deal, a structural deficiency, in our view,” wrote Canaccord analyst George Gianarikas on Monday.
From Barron's
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