In an e-mail, my friend Mona Lisa used the word "immanent"; the context of the message made me know that she did not mean to use the words "imminent" or "eminent" but I thought it had to be an error, but how could I doubt her? Why didn't I know "immanent"?
Oh, Sue aren't you the one who says she learns something new every day. File under "comeuppance"!
From Merriam Webster:
IMMANENT: Adjective
1. Inherent, indwelling, spread throughout
2. Being within the limits of possible experience or knowledge. Subjective: taking place within the mind and having no effect outside of it
From Anthony Burgess: "Beauty is not something imposed but something immanent."
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