1. (a.) Inherent; internal; genuine; real; not merely apparent or accidental; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action\; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person.

2. (a.) Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic.

3. (n.) A genuine quality.

actual appropriate basic central characteristic congenital connate constitutional deep deep-seated distinctive distinguished elemental esoteric essential fundamental genuine hereditary idiocratic idiosyncratic immanent implanted implicit in character inalienable inborn inbred indoor indwelling infixed ingrained inherent inherited inmost innate inner innermost inside interior internal intestine intimate inward inwrought irreducible marked native natural organic peculiar private proper quintessential real resident secret single singular subjective TRUE true to form unalienable unchallengeable underlying unique unquestionable