adj.
Pronunciation: -n ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin immanent-, immanens, present participle of imman ē re to remain in place, from Latin in- + man ē re to remain ― more at MANSION
Date: 1535
1 : INDWELLING , INHERENT <beauty is not something imposed but something immanent ― Anthony Burgess>
2 : being within the limits of possible experience or knowledge ― compare TRANSCENDENT
– im · ma · nent · ly adverb