inherent
USin-HERR-uhnt/ɪnˈhɛɹənt/in-HEER-uhnt/ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/
- 1Existing within something as a natural and permanent part of its character, rather than added from outside.
Like the grain in a piece of wood: woven through the material itself, not painted on afterward.
The inherent risks of deep-sea diving cannot be fully eliminated, only managed.
Any voting system carries inherent trade-offs between fairness and simplicity.
Similarintrinsic, essential, built-in, ingrained, integral
Oppositeextrinsic
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Origin
From Latin inhaerentem, a form of the present participle of inhaereō, meaning "I am closely connected with" or "I adhere to."