Meaning & use
in and of itself
Considered alone, without reference to anything else or any other context or consequence.
See it in a sentence
The mistake, in and of itself, was minor, but it caused a major delay.
Losing the game is not, in and of itself, a reason to quit the team.
A note on using this word
"In it of itself" is a common informal variant; the standard written form is "in and of itself."
Words with a similar meaning
inherentlyintrinsically
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