noun
Meanings
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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
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noun
· the quality of being...
inherencyessentialityinnatenessfundamentality
Opposites
extrinsicalitycontingency
Word family
Etymology
From intrinsic (via Latin intrinsecus 'on the inside', from intra 'within' plus secus 'alongside') plus the suffixes -al and -ity.
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