immanent

English

Etymology

Entered English around 1530, via French, from Late Latin immanēns, present participle of Latin immanēre, from im- (“in”) + manēre (“to dwell, remain, stay”). Cognate with remain and manor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪmənənt/
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  • Homophone: imminent (many dialects)

Adjective

immanent (comparative more immanent, superlative most immanent)

  1. Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.
  2. Restricted entirely to the mind or a given domain; internal; subjective.
  3. (philosophy, metaphysics, theology, of a deity) Existing within and throughout the mind and the world; dwelling within and throughout all things, all time, etc. Compare transcendent.
  4. (philosophy, of a mental act) Taking place entirely within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it. Compare emanant, transeunt.
  5. Being within the limits of experience or knowledge.

Usage notes
  • Not to be confused with imminent (“about to occur”) or immanant (“a certain type of scalar property of a matrix”).

Synonyms

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Adjective

immanent (not comparable)

  1. immanent

Inflection
Inflection of immanent
uninflected immanent
inflected immanente
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial immanent
indefinite m./f. sing. immanente
n. sing. immanent
plural immanente
definite immanente
partitive immanents

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.ma.nɑ̃/

Adjective

immanent (feminine singular immanente, masculine plural immanents, feminine plural immanentes)

  1. immanent

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪmaˈnɛnt/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

immanent (not comparable)

  1. immanent

Declension
Declension of immanent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist immanent sie ist immanent es ist immanent sie sind immanent
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative immanenter immanente immanentes immanente
genitive immanenten immanenter immanenten immanenter
dative immanentem immanenter immanentem immanenten
accusative immanenten immanente immanentes immanente
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der immanente die immanente das immanente die immanenten
genitive des immanenten der immanenten des immanenten der immanenten
dative dem immanenten der immanenten dem immanenten den immanenten
accusative den immanenten die immanente das immanente die immanenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein immanenter eine immanente ein immanentes (keine) immanenten
genitive eines immanenten einer immanenten eines immanenten (keiner) immanenten
dative einem immanenten einer immanenten einem immanenten (keinen) immanenten
accusative einen immanenten eine immanente ein immanentes (keine) immanenten
  • Immanenz

Further reading

Latin

Verb

immanent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of immaneō
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