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inherent

/ɪnˈhɪɹənt/

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What does inherent mean?

adjective

  1. Naturally as part or consequence of something.

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/ɪnˈhɪɹənt/

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/ɪnˈhɛɹənt/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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It is inherent in the nature of sovereignty not to be amenable to the suit of an individual WITHOUT ITS CONSENT.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
Agitation and mutability are inherent in the nature of democratic republics, just as stagnation and inertness are the law of absolute monarchies.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
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And in this case, it is not at all surprising that the inherent sterility in the hybrids should have gone on increasing.
Charles DarwinOn the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #1228
This organizing energy of character will be, for us, that something inherent in all life which tends to individualize each living thing.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
In either case the success depends rather on clever maneuvering in the middle- game than on an advantage inherent to the opening.
Edward LaskerChess and Checkers : the Way to MastershipProject Gutenberg ebook #4913