Wiktionary
adv. 1 With respect to its intrinsic or inherent nature; per se, intrinsically, inherently 2 ipso facto.
WordNet
adv. with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se" [syn: intrinsically, per se, as such]
Usage examples of "in and of itself".
If the theory were true, and some climatologists were willing to admit it might be, ending the era of fossil fuels could coincidentally cause an ice age in and of itself.
There was nothing about that sound that Mike disliked, in and of itself.
And if that is not complicated enough in and of itself, you can always pipe the output of one Unix command to the input of another, equally complicated one.
However, The Right Reverend Pruett's keenness about criminal caseshidden beneath an appearance of blustery middle-aged good healthis a study in and of itself.
Besides acting as a magnifying lens for any latent Talent the subject may possess, this particular animal is deadly in and of itself.
The players make small decisions, one turn at a time, each decision fairly simple in and of itself, and made for reasons that can be easily understood, even by a novice.
The business plan states, over and over, that the Philippines network makes sense in and of itself—.
That's the very first time anyone has ever just thought that what I did was worth it, in and of itself.
Himself reasonable to the core, he had come to see over the years how unreasonable so many people were, though their lack of reason struck him as being unreasonable in and of itself.
But being back in Makuran, in my own realm, feels so fine in and of itself that I won't worry about the future till I bump into it.
He also had as his foe Genesios, which in and of itself went a long way toward cementing his claim.
People fear him, but they hate him, too, and won't always do his bidding even when a particular order isn't bad in and of itself.
It did not threaten, it was not a physical presence, it could not hurt you in and of itself.