inherence

Compare French inhérence.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈhɪəɹəns/

inherence (usually uncountable, plural inherences)

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

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)

   • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1260:

     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.

• See also Thesaurus:intrinsicality

• inherency
• inherent