a. | 1. | Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; |
Adj. | 1. | inherent - existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" |
2. | inherent - present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development | |
3. | inherent - in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" Synonyms: implicit in, underlying |