intrinsic
Part of itself
Intrinsic describes qualities that belong to something by its very nature, not added from outside: The intrinsic value of gold comes from its properties, not its price.
Intrinsic motivation comes from within—you do something because it interests you, not for external rewards.
The opposite is extrinsic.
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with the idea.
Existing as essential part
- fundamentalForming the base
- innateExisting since birth
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- built-inIncluded as standard
inbuilt · embedded · internal · underlying · deep-seated · ingrained · constitutive · constituent
Relating to heredity
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- congenitalExisting from birth
- inbornExisting from birth
- nativeOriginating from a place
hardwired · instinctive · unlearned · constitutional · endogenous · organic · preprogrammed · innate immunity
Fundamental nature of something
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- substancePhysical material with mass
- beingExisting as something
- quiddityInherent essential nature
ontological · metaphysical · a priori · necessary · self-evident · per se · sui generis · immanent
Internally driven to act
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- internalSituated within
- personalRelating to one's self
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
curiosity · passion · interest · enjoyment · fulfillment · self-determination · engagement · drive
Deviation from flatness
- geodesicShortest curved-surface path
- manifoldMany and various
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- differentialRelative difference between things
topology · metric · tensors · invariant · embedding · local · global
Value existing by nature
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
- terminalAt the endpoint
- objectivePurpose or goal
subjective · ethical · moral · aesthetic · goodness · dignity · priceless · invaluable
inherent
Existing as essential part
- fundamentalForming the base
- innateExisting since birth
- essentialFundamentally necessary
built-in · inbuilt · embedded · internal · underlying · deep-seated · ingrained · constitutive · constituent · structural
genetic
Relating to heredity
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- congenitalExisting from birth
- inbornExisting from birth
native · hardwired · instinctive · unlearned · constitutional · endogenous · organic · preprogrammed · innate immunity · germline
essence
Fundamental nature of something
quiddity · ontological · metaphysical · a priori · necessary · self-evident · per se · sui generis · immanent · inherence
self-motivated
Internally driven to act
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- internalSituated within
- personalRelating to one's self
satisfaction · curiosity · passion · interest · enjoyment · fulfillment · self-determination · engagement · drive · purpose
curvature
Deviation from flatness
differential · topology · metric · tensors · invariant · embedding · local · global
inherent worth
Value existing by nature
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
- terminalAt the endpoint
objective · subjective · ethical · moral · aesthetic · goodness · dignity · priceless · invaluable
- motivationsambition, drive, desire, goal, goals
- IN- wordsinactive, incomplete, invisible, inside, indoor
- innerinner, inward, internal, within, interior
- semiconductorssilicon, semiconductor, semiconductors, silicon wafers, transistor
- goalsgoals, goal, aims, objective, objectives
- motivationmotivation, drive, motivate, inspire, encouragement
intrinsicextrinsic
Not inherent or essential
external · extraneous · acquired · learned · foreign
intrinsicincidental
Minor and unplanned
accidental · nonessential · contingent · peripheral · secondary
- intrinsic valueWorth independent of circumstance
- intrinsic motivationDesire from within oneself
- intrinsic rewardMotivation from the act itself