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1. WordNet® 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]

2. 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]

Thesaurus Results for inherent:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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