different between primeval vs inherent

English

Alternative forms

• primaeval, primæval

Etymology

From primevous +? -al. Further, primevous, from Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”), from primus (“first”) + aevum (“time, age”); see prime and age.

Pronunciation

• enPR: "pr?m'?v?l, IPA^(key): /?p?a??mi.v?l/

Adjective

primeval (comparative more primeval, superlative most primeval)

1. belonging to the first ages
2. primary; original
3. primitive
   • 1957, H. E. Bates, Death of a Huntsman

     If their views were entrancing their sanitation was primeval; if they possessed stables they were also next to the gas-works; if their gardens were delightful there were odours suspicious of mice in the bedrooms.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

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

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.