Intrinsic vs Inextricable - What's the difference?
intrinsic | inextricable |
Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
* I. Taylor
Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.
An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment.
(of a knot etc) impossible to untie or disentangle
(of a problem) impossible to solve
(of a maze etc) impossible to escape from
As adjectives the difference between intrinsic and inextricable
is that intrinsic is innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential while inextricable is impossible to untie or disentangle.As a noun intrinsic
is {{cx|computing|programming|lang=en}} A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.intrinsic
English
(Intrinsic and extrinsic properties)Alternative forms
* intrinsick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- the intrinsic value of gold or silver
- the intrinsic merit of an action
- He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement.
Antonyms
* extrinsicDerived terms
* * * * *Noun
(en noun)- You can acquire the fire-resistance intrinsic by eating dragon meat.