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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inherent \In*her"ent\, adjective [L. inhaerens, -entis, p. pr. of inhaerere: cf. F. inh['e]rent. See {Inhere}.] Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as, polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent right of men to life, liberty, and protection. ''A most inherent baseness.'' --Shak.
The sore disease which seems inherent in civilization. --Southey.
Syn: Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought; inseparable; essential; indispensable.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
inherent
adjective
1: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" [syn: {built-in}, {constitutional}, {inbuilt}, {integral}]
2: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development [syn: {congenital}, {inborn}, {innate}]
3: in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {underlying}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "inherent": accessible, at hand, attendant, automatic, available, basic, born, characteristic, congenital, connate, constitutional, deep-seated, distinctive, elemental, elementary, esoteric, essential, fundamental, hereditary, immanent, immediate, implanted, implicit, impulsive, in view, inalienable, inborn, inbred, indigenous, individual, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherited, innate, inner, instinctive, integral, internal, intimate, intrinsic, involuntary, inward, inwrought, irreducible, libidinal, native, natural, normal, on board, on deck, on hand, peculiar, present, private, regular, resident, secret, spontaneous, subjective, subliminal, typical, unalienable, unchallengeable, unconscious, unlearned, unquestionable, within call, within reach, within sight
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