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# intrinsic

«intrinsic» in Mova's school dictionary: **Belonging to the real nature of something itself, not…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (intrinsic) — formal

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Belonging to the real nature of something itself, not coming from outside: intrinsic value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In formal writing, maths (intrinsic properties), science and ethics; intrinsic motivation means doing something because you enjoy it, not for a reward. Phrases: intrinsic value, intrinsic motivation, intrinsic to.

### examples

- Gold has intrinsic value, but paper money has value because people agree it does. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x1)
- Kindness is intrinsic to her character. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x2)
- Reading for fun gives intrinsic motivation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x3)
- Every person has intrinsic worth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x4)
- Risk is intrinsic to mountain climbing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x5)
- The coin's intrinsic value is less than its face value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x6)
- Even the iron claw hung inactive; as if knowing that it was no intrinsic part of what the attacking force wanted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/#x7)

### note

Formal. Opposite: extrinsic (coming from outside). Adverb: intrinsically.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «intrinsic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.