[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/intrinsic/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) / intrinsic

# intrinsic

adjective (intrinsic) — formal

«intrinsic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Belonging to the real nature of something itself, not coming from outside: intrinsic value. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#m1)

### In the lessons

In formal writing, maths (intrinsic properties), science and ethics; intrinsic motivation means doing something because you enjoy it, not for a reward. Phrases: intrinsic value, intrinsic motivation, intrinsic to.

### Examples

- Gold has intrinsic value, but paper money has value because people agree it does. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x1)
- Kindness is intrinsic to her character. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x2)
- Reading for fun gives intrinsic motivation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x3)
- Every person has intrinsic worth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x4)
- Risk is intrinsic to mountain climbing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x5)
- The coin's intrinsic value is less than its face value. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x6)
- Even the iron claw hung inactive; as if knowing that it was no intrinsic part of what the attacking force wanted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x7)

### Note

Formal. Opposite: extrinsic (coming from outside). Adverb: intrinsically.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intrinsic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intrinsic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intrinsic.html) on Mova free.