immanent
im·ma·nent
adj \-nənt\Definition of IMMANENT
1
: indwelling, inherent <beauty is not something imposed but something immanent — Anthony Burgess>
2
: being within the limits of possible experience or knowledge — compare transcendent
— im·ma·nent·ly adverb
Examples of IMMANENT
- <a question as to whether altruism is immanent in all individuals or is instead acquired from without>
Origin of IMMANENT
Late Latin immanent-, immanens, present participle of immanēre to remain in place, from Latin in- + manēre to remain — more at mansion
First Known Use: 1535
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Related Words: basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental; congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior; internal; characteristic, distinctive, peculiar; habitual, inveterate; normal, regular, typical
Near Antonyms: alien, foreign; accidental, coincidental, incidental; acquired, adscititious; superficial, surface; exterior, external
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