inherence · noun — the state of being inherent or permanently present in something; indwelling. It carries an Arena rating of 1527, earned across 66 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, inherence ranks #4,575 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #5,230 of 17,134 for Most Sublime Words, #5,669 of 17,132 for Most Elegant Words, #5,941 of 17,133 for Words That Escaped Their Books.
inherence is pronounced /ɪnˈhɪəɹəns/.
Why “inherence” is a great word
INHERENCE — [Noun] The state or fact of being an essential and permanent attribute of something. From the Medieval Latin inhaerentia, from the Latin verb inhaerēre, meaning "to inhere, be closely connected to," from in- ("in") + haerēre ("to stick, cling"). Unlike "inherency," which stresses the active principle of an essential quality, or "attribute," a more general and detachable characteristic, inherence is the silent, stubborn condition of inseparability itself. It is the grain in the wood, the latent heat held within a brick wall long after sunset, and the brittleness in dried clay—the quiet, non-negotiable logic that a thing cannot be itself without this embedded truth; some qualities are not possessed, but constitute.
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Etymology
Compare French inhérence.
noun
- The state of being inherent or permanently present in something; indwelling.
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