Standard Lemma guide

intrinsically

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an intrinsic manner; internally; essentially.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Necessarily

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

with respect to its inherent nature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this statement is interesting per se

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: per se, as such, in and of itself

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English intrinsic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English intrinsically From intrinsic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: intrínsecament — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Chinese Mandarin: 本质上地 — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Chinese Mandarin: 内在地 (nèizàidi) — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Chinese Mandarin: 本質上 /本质上 — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Czech: vnitřně — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Czech: skutečně — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Dutch: intrinsiek — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Dutch: wezenlijk — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Dutch: innerlijk — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Finnish: olennaisesti — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Finnish: luonnollisesti — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Finnish: itsessään — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • French: intrinsèquement — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Galician: intrinsecamente — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Georgian: შინაგანად (šinaganad) — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • German: wirklich — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • German: wesentlich — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • German: eigentlich — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Hungarian: eredendően — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Hungarian: természeténél fogva — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Hungarian: önmagában — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Italian: intrinsecamente — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Japanese: 本来 (honrai) — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Japanese: 元来 (ganrai) — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Japanese: 元々 (motomoto) — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Korean: 본질적으로 (bonjiljeogeuro) — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Polish: wewnętrznie — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Polish: zasadniczo — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Polish: nieodłącznie — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Portuguese: intrinsecamente — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Romanian: intrinsec — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Russian: по су́ти (po súti) — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Russian: по существу́ (po suščestvú) — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Russian: в су́щности (v súščnosti) — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Russian: вну́тренне (vnútrenne) — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Spanish: intrínsecamente — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Turkish: doğası gereği — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
  • Walloon: divintrinnmint — in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
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