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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic;
- Example: "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"
- Example: "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
[syn: built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral]

2. in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
- Example: "shortcomings inherent in our approach"
- Example: "an underlying meaning"
[syn: implicit in(p), inherent, underlying]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inherent \In*her"ent\, a. [L. inhaerens, -entis, p. pr. of
   inhaerere: cf. F. inh['e]rent. See Inhere.]
   Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or
   connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as,
   polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent
   right of men to life, liberty, and protection. "A most
   inherent baseness." --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

         The sore disease which seems inherent in civilization.
                                                  --Southey.

   Syn: Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought;
        inseparable; essential; indispensable.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inherent
    adj 1: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic;
           "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of
           periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the
           truth" [syn: built-in, constitutional, inbuilt,
           inherent, integral]
    2: in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
       "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying
       meaning" [syn: implicit in(p), inherent, underlying]