Inherent vs Artificial - What's the difference?
inherent | artificial |
Naturally as part or consequence of something.
* (Lyn Beth Neylon)
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False, misleading.
Unnatural.
As adjectives the difference between inherent and artificial
is that inherent is inherent while artificial is man-made; of artifice.inherent
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(-)- You are a human being. You have rights inherent in that reality. You have dignity and worth that exists prior to law.
It's a gas, passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.
Usage notes
* Not to be confused with inherit .Antonyms
* extrinsicSynonyms
* ingrainedExternal links
* *artificial
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Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.}}