Inherent meaning

What does “inherent” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“inherent” is an adjective with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic.

inherent

existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
“the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity”
“a constitutional inability to tell the truth”
Synonymsbuilt-in constitutional inbuilt integral
in the nature of something though not readily apparent
“shortcomings inherent in our approach”
“an underlying meaning”
Synonymsimplicit in underlying

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University