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Inmost
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Inmost has 2 senses
- inmost(s = adj.all) innermost - being deepest within the self; "one's innermost feelings"
- inmost(s = adj.all) innermost - situated or occurring farthest within; "the innermost chamber"
CIDE DICTIONARY
Inmost, a. [OE. innemest, AS. innemest, a double superlative form fr. inne within, fr. in in. The modern form is due to confusion with most. See In, and cf. Aftermost, Foremost, Innermost.].
Deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part; innermost. [1913 Webster]
"And pierce the inmost center of the earth."
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"The silent, slow, consuming fires,
Which on my inmost vitals prey." [1913 Webster]
Which on my inmost vitals prey." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Inmost, adj.
1 most inward.
2 most intimate; deepest.
1 most inward.
2 most intimate; deepest.
Etymology
OE innemest (as IN, -MOST)
THESAURUS
Inmost
anonymous, central, closet, deep, incognito, indoor, inner, innermost, inside, interior, internal, intestine, intimate, intrinsic, inward, isolated, personal, private, privy, retired, secluded, sequestered, withdrawnROGET THESAURUS
Inmost
Interiority
N interiority, inside, interior, interspace, subsoil, substratum, intrados, contents, substance, pith, marrow, backbone, heart, bosom, breast, abdomen, vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap, penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses, cave, interior, internal, inner, inside, inward, intraregarding, inmost, innermost, deep seated, gut, intestine, intestinal, inland, subcutaneous, abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic, interstitial, inwrought, inclosed, home, domestic, indoor, intramural, vernacular, endemic, internally, inwards, within, in, inly, here in, there in, where in, ab intra, withinside, in doors, within doors, at home, in the bosom of one's family.
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