Associations to the word «Inherent»

Wiktionary

INHERENT, adjective. Naturally as part or consequence of something.
INHERENT POWER, noun. Powers that are given to the national government.
INHERENT POWERS, noun. Plural of inherent power
INHERENT VICE, noun. (legal) (business) An intrinsic shortcoming in an object, especially an object's in-built tendency to degrade, which adversely affects its evaluation, preservability, insurability, or acceptability to be transported by a shipper, and which usually limits the legal liability of those who handle or care for it.

Dictionary definition

INHERENT, adjective. Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth".
INHERENT, adjective. In the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky