adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T R IH1 N S IH0 K AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IH2 N T R IH1 N S IH0 K L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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