adj. Function: adjective
being a part, element, or quality of a thing's inmost being FF1C; inherent rights of every citizen FF1E;
Synonyms: born, built-in, congenital, connate, constitutional, deep-seated, elemental, essential, inborn, inbred, indwelling, ingenerate, ingrained, innate, intimate, intrinsic
Related Words: inner, internal, inward, resident; basic, elementary, fundamental, immanent, integral; characteristic, distinctive, individual, peculiar; natural, normal, regular, typical; bred-in-the-bone
Contrasted Words: shallow, superficial; accidental, fortuitous, incidental; alien, extraneous, extrinsic, foreign
Antonyms: adventitious