Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Inherently; viewed independently, without reference to anything else.
Oxygen is not flammable in itself, but it supports combustion.
Synonyms: by itself, per se, in and of itself, as such, intrinsically, inherently
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseInherently; viewed independently, without reference to anything else.
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Translations
Arabic لذاته وعينه
- لذاته وعينهinherently
Danish i og for sig
- i og for siginherently
Dutch op zich
- op zichinherently
Esperanto en si
- en siinherently
French en soi
- en soiinherently
German an und für sich, an sich
- an und für sichinherently
- an sichinherently
Norwegian Bokmål i og for seg
- i og for seginherently
Polish sam w sobie, sam przez się
- sam w sobieinherently
- sam przez sięinherently
Portuguese por si só, por si próprio
- por si sóinherently
- por si próprioinherently
- per seinherently
Romanian în sine
- în sineinherently
Russian сам по себе́, как таково́й
- сам по себе́ (sam po sebé)inherently
- как таково́й (kak takovój)inherently
Spanish en sí, de por sí
- en síinherently
- de por síinherently
- en sí mismoinherently
- por sí soloinherently
- por sí mismoinherently
- por síinherently
Swedish i sig
- i siginherently
Cite this entry
APA
in itself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20itself
MLA
“in itself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20itself. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in itself,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20itself.
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