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- Is there a subtle difference between inherent and intrinsic?
0 The uses of these two words definitely overlap, but I do think that, at times, there is a subtle difference In my experience, intrinsic is more frequently used when the property is unique or unexpected, while inherent is more frequently a property that would be expected or common Ergo, intrinsic implies a certain uniqueness that inherent
- Inherent vs Intrinsic - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
inherent: existing in something as a permanent and inseparable element intrinsic: belonging to the thing by its very nature Are these the same? Are they interchangeable? I was debating with myself as to the proper usage in: They debated the inherent dangers of materialism Would this be better? They debated the dangers intrinsic in materialism
- prepositions - Inherent in vs inherent to. - English Language . . .
The preposition to can express a possessive relationship Where is the key to this lock? The key that belongs to or belongs with this lock In your sentence, to works well because "couples" are entities, as a lock is an entity The silence is "theirs" to share It is not an intrinsic characteristic of them We use inherent in when referring to intrinsic characteristics of situations more
- differences - Inherent in or inherent to? - English Language . . .
I prefer "inherent to" on the grounds that both the form and the meaning of the adjective "inherent" include the notion of interiority, so the preposition "in" feels redundant I believe (perhaps naively) that in general the preference for "to" is a Britishism For instance, the American "different than" bothers me
- terminology - Inherency as used in policy debate - English Language . . .
Inherent simply means that it is a given that this or that condition exists in this or that situation naturally Inherent is a concept, like gravity, relativity or the like, and can be use in infinite ways in grammar
- word usage - Where should inherent be in these sentences? - English . . .
inherent is an adjective, and it describes risks at there so as a second alternative "There are inherent risks in almost every sport " that should be more natural usage as I consider how I should use adjectives such as "red car", "green flag" etc
- Looking for a word that describes an inherent problem in a product
I think that Flaw, as in a Flawed diamond, describes an inherent problem well in fewer words Inherent is a good word to describe the flaw, but you didn't say if the flaw was of design or manufacturing
- Inherently verses Innately [closed] - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the difference between inherent and innate? I did a quick google but I would like a more concrete comparison and examples This initially came up from trying to decide on the correct description when talking about the nature of humanity (good bad) inherently good bad verses innately good bad
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