1.
[syn: immanent, subjective]
2. of qualities that are spread throughout something;
- Example: "ambition is immanent in human nature"
- Example: "we think of God as immanent in nature"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Immanent \Im"ma*nent\, a. [L. immanens, p. pr. of immanere to
remain in or near; pref. im- in + manere to remain: cf. F.
immanent.]
Remaining within; inherent; indwelling; abiding; intrinsic;
internal or subjective; hence, limited in activity, agency,
or effect, to the subject or associated acts; -- opposed to
emanant, transitory, transitive, or objective.
[1913 Webster]
A cognition is an immanent act of mind. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
[1913 Webster]
An immanent power in the life of the world. --Hare.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
immanent
adj 1: of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a
cognition is an immanent act of mind" [syn: immanent,
subjective] [ant: transeunt, transient]
2: of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition
is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent in
nature"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "immanent":
accessible, actual, as is, at hand, attendant, available, being,
contemporaneous, contemporary, current, deep-seated, esoteric,
existent, existing, extant, fresh, immediate, implanted, implicit,
in view, inalienable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent,
inner, instant, internal, intrinsic, inward, inwrought,
irreducible, latest, modern, new, on board, on deck, on hand,
present, present-age, present-day, present-time, private, resident,
running, secret, subjective, that be, that is, topical,
unalienable, unchallengeable, unquestionable, up-to-date,
up-to-the-minute, within call, within reach, within sight