intrinsicality

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪnˌtrɪnsɪˈkælɪti/ UK /ɪnˌtrɪnsɪˈkælɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being intrinsic or essential by nature

He argued for the intrinsicality of value in great art.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... inherencyessentialityinnatenessfundamentality

Opposites

extrinsicalitycontingency

Word family

Related forms intrinsic intrinsically

Etymology

From intrinsic (via Latin intrinsecus 'on the inside', from intra 'within' plus secus 'alongside') plus the suffixes -al and -ity.

intrinsecus Latin intra Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# intrinsicality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˌtrɪnsɪˈkælɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˌtrɪnsɪˈkælɪti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being intrinsic or essential by nature

## Examples
- He argued for the intrinsicality of value in great art.

## Synonyms
- inherency
- essentiality
- innateness
- fundamentality

## Antonyms
- extrinsicality
- contingency

## Related Forms
- intrinsic
- intrinsically

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intrinsecus
- Root: intra

## Etymology
From intrinsic (via Latin intrinsecus 'on the inside', from intra 'within' plus secus 'alongside') plus the suffixes -al and -ity.

## AI Etymology
Intrinsicality comes from intrinsic (via Latin intrinsecus 'on the inside', from intra 'within' plus secus 'alongside') plus the suffixes -al and -ity. The etymological trail includes Latin intrinsecus and Latin intra. As a noun, intrinsicality means the quality of being intrinsic or essential by nature. The same family is visible in related forms such as intrinsic and intrinsically.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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