Definitions for inherent
Overview of adj inherent
The adj inherent has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral
(existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth")
2. implicit in, inherent, underlying
(in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning")
