built-in

See also: builtin and built in

English

Adjective

built-in (not comparable)

Constructed as a non-detachable part of a larger structure.
Being an essential and permanent part of something.
Being an included feature that normally comes as an extra.

Synonyms

inbuilt
(being an essential and permanent part of something): instilled, infused, integrated
(being an included feature that normally comes as an extra): incorporated, integrated

Usage notes

Use built-in when directly before a noun:

an apartment with a built-in dishwasher

Translations

constructed as a non-detachable part

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: vestavěný
Danish: indbygget
Finnish: kiinteä (fi)
French: encastré (fr)
Icelandic: innbyggður m
Italian: incorporato (it) m, integrato (it) m, incassato (it) m

Norwegian:
Bokmål: innbygd, innebygd, innebygget

Nynorsk: innbygd, innebygd
Portuguese: acoplado (pt)
Spanish: integrado (es), empotrado (es)
Swedish: inbyggd
Vietnamese: gắn liền (vi)

essential

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: olennainen (fi)

French: intrinsèque (fr)
Portuguese: essencial (pt) m

included

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: integroitu (fi)
French: incorporé (fr)
German: eingebaut (de)

Portuguese: incorporado
Serbo-Croatian: ugrađen
Spanish: incluido (es) m
Vietnamese: có sẵn, sẵn có (vi)

Noun

built-in (plural built-ins)

Anything (such as a piece of furniture, or a software feature) that is built in, not added as an extra.

Anagrams

in-built, inbuilt

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