Adjective: intrinsic in'trin-sik or in'trin-zik
- Belonging to a thing by its very nature
"form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing";
- intrinsical [archaic]
- (anatomy) situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts
"intrinsic muscles"
See also: built-in, constitutional, essential, inalienable, inbuilt, inherent, inner, integral, internal, intimate, unalienable
Antonym: extrinsic
Encyclopedia: Intrinsic