All 6 Uses of
inherent
in
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- Although surface ugliness is often found in the classic mode of understanding it is not inherent in it.†
Part 1 *
- His casuist answer had been that although pure Quality was the same for everyone, the objects that people said Quality inhered in varied from person to person.†
Part 3
- The ugliness the Sutherlands were fleeing is not inherent in technology.†
Part 3
- Neither is the ugliness inherent in the materials of modern technology ...a statement you sometimes hear.†
Part 3
- A person who's lived inside stone walls of a prison most of his life is likely to see stone as an inherently ugly material, even though it's also the prime material of sculpture, and a person who's lived in a prison of ugly plastic technology that started with his childhood toys and continues through a lifetime of junky consumer products is likely to see this material as inherently ugly.†
Part 3inherently = in a manner that exists as an inseparable part or characteristic
- A person who's lived inside stone walls of a prison most of his life is likely to see stone as an inherently ugly material, even though it's also the prime material of sculpture, and a person who's lived in a prison of ugly plastic technology that started with his childhood toys and continues through a lifetime of junky consumer products is likely to see this material as inherently ugly.†
Part 3
Definition:
existing as an inseparable part or characteristic
Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Less-common, but more specific synonyms include "innate" and "intrinsic."
You might choose "innate" when referring to a living entity's inherent characteristic since birth (e.g., an innate intelligence) or to a characteristic that is not obvious at first glance (e.g., "Government has an innate tendency to grow.")
You might choose "intrinsic" when referring to an inherent characteristic upon which other characteristics depend (e.g., "Steel beams were intrinsic to the design.")
Less-common, but more specific synonyms include "innate" and "intrinsic."
You might choose "innate" when referring to a living entity's inherent characteristic since birth (e.g., an innate intelligence) or to a characteristic that is not obvious at first glance (e.g., "Government has an innate tendency to grow.")
You might choose "intrinsic" when referring to an inherent characteristic upon which other characteristics depend (e.g., "Steel beams were intrinsic to the design.")