inherent

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}]
    

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

   Syn: Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought;
        inseparable; essential; indispensable.
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70 Moby Thesaurus words for "inherent":
      accessible, at hand, attendant, automatic, available, basic, born,
      characteristic, congenital, connate, constitutional, deep-seated,
      distinctive, elemental, elementary, esoteric, essential,
      fundamental, hereditary, immanent, immediate, implanted, implicit,
      impulsive, in view, inalienable, inborn, inbred, indigenous,
      individual, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherited, innate,
      inner, instinctive, integral, internal, intimate, intrinsic,
      involuntary, inward, inwrought, irreducible, libidinal, native,
      natural, normal, on board, on deck, on hand, peculiar, present,
      private, regular, resident, secret, spontaneous, subjective,
      subliminal, typical, unalienable, unchallengeable, unconscious,
      unlearned, unquestionable, within call, within reach,
      within sight