intrinsicality C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... inherencyessentialityinnatenessfundamentality ↔ Opposites extrinsicalitycontingency Word family Related forms intrinsicintrinsically Etymology AI details From intrinsic (via Latin intrinsecus 'on the inside', from intra 'within' plus secus 'alongside') plus the suffixes -al and -ity. intrinsecus Latin intra Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown