intrinsic
adj.adj. describing a quality that is a natural and basic part of something, rather than coming from the outside.
adj. belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing; inherent and not dependent on external circumstances.
Flexibility is intrinsic to this type of material.
The teacher believed that every child has an intrinsic desire to learn and explore the world.
While the market value of the painting fluctuates based on demand, its intrinsic historical significance remains unchanged by the whims of collectors.
From Middle French intrinsèque, from Latin intrīnsecus (“on the inside, inwardly”), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“within”) + secus (“by, on the side”).
Typically used predicatively after a linking verb or attributively before a noun; often followed by the preposition 'to'.