Definitions
situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts
Word origin
From Middle French intrinsèque, from Latin intrīnsecus (“on the inside, inwardly”), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“within”) + secus (“by, on the side”).
Used in a sentence
“the intrinsic value of gold or silver”
“the intrinsic merit of an action”
“He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement.”
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01“Part of its nature”9 letters
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