different between inherent vs ingrained

English

Alternative forms

• inhærent (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin inhaerentem, accusative singular of inhaer?ns, present active participle of inhaere? (“I am closely connected with; adhere to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?h????nt/, /?n?h???nt/

Adjective

inherent (not comparable)

1. Naturally as part or consequence of something.

   Synonyms: inbuilt, ingrained, intrinsic; see also Thesaurus:intrinsic

   Antonyms: extrinsic; see also Thesaurus:extrinsic

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with inherit.

Derived terms

• inherent vice
• inherently

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• inherent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• inherent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inhaer?ns.

Adjective

inherent (masculine and feminine plural inherents)

1. inherent

Derived terms

• inherentment

Further reading

• “inherent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inherent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “inherent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “inherent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

English

Etymology

ingrain +? -ed

Adjective

ingrained (comparative more ingrained, superlative most ingrained)

1. Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
2. Fixed, established

Synonyms

• (in the essence of a thing): inherent; See also Thesaurus:intrinsic
• (fixed, established): bred-in-the-bone, radicated; See also Thesaurus:inveterate

Translations

Verb

ingrained

1. simple past tense and past participle of ingrain

Anagrams

• deraining, indearing, reading in