per se

Speech parts

1. per se - Adjective

2. per se - Adverb

Meaning

with respect to its inherent nature

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

intrinsically in and of itself independently inherently fundamentally innately essentially sui generis ipso facto in essence as such in itself by definition by itself

Examples

When works of art are presented like rare butterflies on the walls, they're decontextualized. We admire their beauty, and I have nothing against that, per se. But there is more to art than that. Hans Haacke

Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance. Sydney J. Harris

I do not believe that science per se is an adequate source of happiness, nor do I think that my own scientific outlook has contributed very greatly to my own happiness, which I attribute to defecating twice a day with unfailing regularity. Bertrand Russell

It is not faith per se that creates the problem; it is conviction, the notion that one cannot be wrong, that opposing views are necessarily invalid and may even be intolerable. Jack McDevitt

Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se. Charles Eames

But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in. Mel Torme

Close letter words and terms

per rectal per rectum per saltum per short ton per stirpes per ton