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| amateur |
one who pursues an activity or is devoted to a study purely for intrinsic reward rather than monetary gain. [1/5 definitions] |
| exigency |
(usu. pl.) the pressing demands or needs intrinsic to a given situation. [1/3 definitions] |
| inhere |
of a quality, element, or part, to belong innately; be intrinsic, inborn, or natural. |
| inherent |
existing in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature; innate; intrinsic. [1/2 definitions] |
| intangible |
something such as an asset that represents value without having intrinsic value. [1/3 definitions] |
| intimate1 |
having to do with one's deepest nature or essence; inmost; intrinsic. [1/7 definitions] |
| live load |
any variable weight added to the intrinsic weight of a structure, such as people in a building or moving traffic on a bridge. (Cf. dead load.) |
| resident |
ingrained; intrinsic. [1/6 definitions] |
| syntactics |
(used with a sing. verb) the division of semiotics dealing with the components and intrinsic attributes of signs and symbols rather than their use or effect. |
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