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inherently

/ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
in-her-ent-ly
IPA
/ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an inherent way; naturally, innately.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin haereō Latin inhaereō Latin inhaerentembor. English inherent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English inherently From inherent + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/

Inflected Forms

more inherently (comparative) most inherently (superlative) inhærently (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

essentially in and of itself inherently innately intrinsically naturally per se

Rhymes With

incoherently

Questions

How do you pronounce inherently?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/.
What does inherently mean?
In an inherent way; naturally, innately.
Where does inherently come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin haereō Latin inhaereō Latin inhaerentembor. English inherent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English inherently From inherent + -ly.

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