Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-TRIN'SIC, or IN-TRIN'SIC-AL, a. [Fr. intrinseque; Sp. intrinseco; It. intrinsico; L. intrinsecus; intra and secus. It was formerly written Intrinsecal.]

1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not apparent or accidental; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person. Prior.
2. Intimate; closely familiar. [Obs.] Wotton.