inherent honesty. In spite of flattery, the pretty girl kept her inherent modesty. There is an inherent tendency in opinion to feed upon rumors excited by our own wishes and fears (Atlantic).
SYNONYM(S): innate, inborn, inbred, intrinsic.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
in|her´ent|ly — in|her|ent «ihn HIHR uhnt, HEHR », adjective. belonging to a person or thing as a quality or attribute; essential: »inherent honesty. In spite of flattery, the pretty girl kept her inherent modesty. There is an inherent tendency in opinion to… … Useful english dictionary
ad|her´ent|ly — ad|her|ent «ad HIHR uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. a faithful supporter; follower: »Surrealism still has its numerous adherents (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under follower. (Cf. ↑follower) –adj. 1. sticking fast; clinging; … Useful english dictionary
ad|her|ent — «ad HIHR uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. a faithful supporter; follower: »Surrealism still has its numerous adherents (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under follower. (Cf. ↑follower) –adj. 1. sticking fast; clinging; … Useful english dictionary
co|her´ent|ly — co|her|ent «koh HIHR uhnt», adjective. 1. Figurative. logically connected; consistent: »The driver was so upset that he could not give a coherent account of the accident. A coherent sentence is easy to read and clear to understand. 2. sticking… … Useful english dictionary
co|her|ent — «koh HIHR uhnt», adjective. 1. Figurative. logically connected; consistent: »The driver was so upset that he could not give a coherent account of the accident. A coherent sentence is easy to read and clear to understand. 2. sticking together;… … Useful english dictionary
in´co|her´ent|ly — in|co|her|ent «IHN koh HIHR uhnt», adjective. 1. having or showing no logical connection of ideas; not coherent; disconnected; confused. 2. not sticking together. SYNONYM(S): loose. 3. Physics. having waves of irregular and random phases:… … Useful english dictionary
in|co|her|ent — «IHN koh HIHR uhnt», adjective. 1. having or showing no logical connection of ideas; not coherent; disconnected; confused. 2. not sticking together. SYNONYM(S): loose. 3. Physics. having waves of irregular and random phases: »incoherent radiation … Useful english dictionary
co|in|her|ent — «KOH ihn HIHR uhnt», adjective. being included or existing together in the same thing … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|ad|her|ent — «SEHM ee ad HIHR uhnt», adjective. Botany. having the lower half adherent, as a seed … Useful english dictionary
ent — ent; ent·amebiasis; ent·amoeba; ent·op·tic; ent·otic; ent·wick·lungs·ro·man; esu·ri·ent; ex·pe·di·ent·ist; ex·pe·di·ent·ly; ex·plod·ent; flu·ent·ly; flu·ent·ness; fo·di·ent; god·par·ent·hood; gra·di·ent·er; grand·par·ent; grand·par·ent·hood;… … English syllables
