inherence — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The state of being inherent or permanently present in something; indwelling.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Related words

   inherencyinherent

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   the gay man , in his greatest bravery , is only pleased because I am pleased with the sight ; so borrowing his little and imaginary complacency from the delight that I have , not from any inherence of his own possession

   Yes, to savour to the full the sheer inherence of things, so pure and gentle is it; if you get still enough you can hear the grass growing.

Noun

1. the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic

   Synonyms

   inherency

   Broader terms

   presence

   Examples

   the inherence of polysemy in human language