1. the state of existing as a natural part or element of something; inherence
Usage: formal; philosophical

Examples

• The philosopher discussed the inhesions of qualities within substances.
• Medieval scholars debated the inhesions of accidents in their subjects.
• The concept of inhesions was central to scholastic metaphysics.
• Understanding inhesions requires grasping how properties relate to objects.
• The theory explained inhesions as necessary relationships between attributes and entities.