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Intrinsic vs Unessential - What's the difference?

intrinsic | unessential |

As adjectives the difference between intrinsic and unessential

is that intrinsic is innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential while unessential is not essential; unimportant.

As a noun intrinsic

is 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)
  • Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
    • the intrinsic value of gold or silver
    the intrinsic merit of an action
  • * I. Taylor
    • He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement.
  • Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.

    • Antonyms

    * extrinsic

    Derived terms

    * * * * *

    Related terms

    * intrinsicality

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
    • You can acquire the fire-resistance intrinsic by eating dragon meat.

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    unessential

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not essential; unimportant.
    • (Addison)
  • *1926 , , The Great Gatsby , Penguin 2000, p. 155:
  • *:But all this part of it seemed remote and unessential .
  • Void of essence, or real being.
    • (Milton)

    Derived terms

    * unessentiality

    Synonyms

    * inessential

    Antonyms

    * essential