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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread inherent/intrinsic #138823 02/08/2005 1:14 AM Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 1 jmacq stranger jmacq stranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 1 I have consulted several dictionaries (including the "Shorter Oxford ....") and have yet to find a clear distinction between "intrinsic" and "inherent". In some cases I think I know what the more appropriate word is but in other instances the choice is not clear. It does not help that most dictionaries (including the SOED) list each as a synonym for the other. Can someone help ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted inherent/intrinsic jmacq 02/08/2005 1:14 AM Re: inherent/intrinsic themilum 02/08/2005 1:29 AM Re: inherent/intrinsic Wordwind 02/08/2005 1:32 AM Re: inherent/intrinsic tsuwm 02/08/2005 4:02 AM Re: inherent/intrinsic plutarch 02/08/2005 5:22 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,393 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 18 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,214 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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