intrinsically
22
6.4
- adverb
- /ɪnˈtrɪnsɪkli/
:
intrínsecamente
- But there's also something intrinsically valuable about friendship.
- intrinsically motivated
- intrinsically valuable
- intrinsically rewarding
But the fact that it's not enough is not intrinsically a problem.
- But the fact that it's not enough is not intrinsically a problem.
- You know, there's something about it that that is intrinsically desirable.
- Now, I'm a scientist and intrinsically in my heart of hearts, I'm a skeptic.
- There is nothing intrinsically valuable to the ordered soul.
- Marketing is it is such an intrinsically important part of a business.
- The unfiltered, uncaring, unassuming, intrinsically motivated version of ourselves.
- OK, so you see, the idea of a slope is an intrinsically coordinate dependent concept.
- It is it is intrinsically connected to states of creativity.
- So we hit on this idea of cooking for people because cooking is intrinsically about sharing.
- Its design is intrinsically not stable.
- The instinct here, I think between men and women is, is it's intrinsically different.
- And there's a relationship between how quickly they brighten and faint in and how intrinsically bright they are.
Examples
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Friendship is intrinsically rewarding; it enriches our lives in ways beyond material possessions.
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Rather, this institutional preference is intrinsically related to the very survival of the regime.
Academic text (1992) -
But the fact that it's not enough is not intrinsically a problem.
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A signal would be intrinsically easier to send through time than an object.
Fiction book (1999) -
The learning experience is intrinsically a stressful one to which all children are subjected.
Academic text (2013) -
A better explanation of people's real beliefs is that it is intrinsically wrong to deliberately end a human life.
Academic text (1999) -
A mantra is only going to work if you believe intrinsically in what the mantra means.
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America is intrinsically evil.
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Beauty, including in its nonhuman form, can and does shape us intrinsically and, as such, becomes internal to human flourishing.
Academic text (2008) -
The extrinsically motivated person uses his religion, whereas the intrinsically motivated person lives his religion.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
745
3.4
Mostly in the main or basic sense
181
3.9
In a basic way that shows what is most important
144
1.8
Because of a person's usual character, not outside influence
119
4.7
Happens naturally as a basic part of something
78
7.5
By itself, without considering other things
54
4.1
Someone or something naturally acts that way because of their basic character
13
4.9
In a way that fits naturally into the whole
9
6.7
Affects the main point in an important way
8
5.6
In a natural way that someone has from birth
1
5.8
In a way that is necessary for the whole to work
1
3.7
In a natural way that comes from birth or original home
1
5.5
In a basic and essential way
In a way that is a natural part of something
Antonyms
How Essential
181
3.9
745
3.4
119
4.7
22
6.4
- Informal
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intrinsically comes from an old root meaning 'inside' or 'within', the same idea you see in the word internal. So, to be intrinsic is to be part of something itself, and intrinsically means 'in an essential way'.