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# intrinsically

«intrinsically» in Mova's school dictionary: **by its own nature, in itself, not because of anything…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (intrinsically)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Intrinsically means by its own nature, in itself, not because of anything added from outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsically/#m1)

2) (formal) Intrinsically good or bad means good or bad deep down, in its very nature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsically/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word used in ethics, exams and essays: «intrinsically valuable», «not intrinsically wrong». It tells the reader about the real nature of something, not its use or price. In maths a coin's intrinsic value is the metal, not the number on it.

### examples

- Gold is not intrinsically useful, but people value it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsically/#x1)
- Playing games is not intrinsically bad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsically/#x2)
- Every person is intrinsically valuable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsically/#x3)
- The plan was intrinsically unfair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsically/#x4)
- Some things are intrinsically interesting, like volcanoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsically/#x5)
- A paper banknote has almost no intrinsic value, but we agree it is worth money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsically/#x6)
- The problem is intrinsically hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrinsically/#x7)

### note

Adjective: intrinsic. Opposite: extrinsically (from outside). Spelling: intrinsic + ally.

### Trees and pragmatics

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