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Definition: Innermost |
InnermostAdjective1. Being deepest within the self; "one's innermost feelings". 2. Situated or occurring farthest within; "the innermost chamber". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "innermost" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Note: Innermost \In"ner*most`\, adjective. [A corruption of inmost due to influence of inner. See Inmost.]. (references) |
Synonym: InnermostSynonym: inmost (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Interiority | Contents; substance, pith, marrow; backbone; (center); heart, bosom, breast; abdomen; vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap; penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses; cave; (concavity). |
Adjective: interior, internal; inner, inside, inward, intraregarding; inmost, innermost; deep seated, gut; intestine, intestinal; inland; subcutaneous; abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic;Adjective: interior, internal; inner, inside, inward, intraregarding; inmost, innermost; deep seated, gut; intestine, intestinal; inland; subcutaneous; abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic; interstitial; (interjacent); inwrought; (intrinsic); inclosed; Verb: | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Innermost |
| English words defined with "innermost": Adytum, amnion, amnios, amniotic sac ♦ big toe ♦ epicardium ♦ gluteus minimus, great toe ♦ hallux, Holy of holies ♦ inmost, inner, Innermostly, internal, intima, intimate, Intine ♦ leptomeninges ♦ malpighian layer ♦ penetralia, pia mater, pollex ♦ Quintine ♦ rete Malpighii ♦ sanctum sanctorum, stratum basale, stratum germinativum ♦ terrestrial planet, thumb ♦ unclothe ♦ visceral pericardium. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "innermost": applicative order reduction ♦ De Bruijn notation ♦ exec ♦ inner core, Intracranial Arteriosclerosis ♦ maximum seek time, meizoseismal area ♦ orbiculus ciliaris pars plana ♦ Retinal Ganglion Cells ♦ stereosphere ♦ Tunica Intima ♦ vascular cambium. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "innermost": Innermostly. (references) |
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 | Three-color filter image of the Jupiter's innermost satellite, Amalthea taken by Voyager 1. Credit: NASA. |  | Remains of a home. A tornado destroyed everything except the innermost bathroom. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL). |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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Thomas Carlyle | The outer passes away; the innermost is the same yesterday, today, and forever. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Endothelium - The endothelium is the extremely thin, innermost layer of the cornea. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Innermost" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Innermost" is used about 119 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 119 | 29,501 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "innermost": innermost channel separation ♦ innermost recesses ♦ innermost recording groove ♦ innermost ring ♦ innermost thoughts. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
innermost | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "innermost"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | më intim (inmost), më i thellë (inmost). (various references) | |
Arabic | طوية (conscience, interior, inward), ضمير وجدان (conscience, heart, mind), الأوغل. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | съкровен (inmost, inner, intimate), най-вътрешен (inmost), най-отдалечен (extreme, farthermost, farthest, inmost, outermost, utmost, uttermost), най-дълбок (inmost, nethermost), затънтен (godforsaken, inmost, obscure, out of the way, outlandish, outlying). (various references) | |
Chinese | 最内在 (inmost). (various references) | |
Czech | nejvnitřnìjší (inmost). (various references) | |
Farsi | میانی (Centric, Inmost, Meddle, Medial, Median, Mid), داخلی ترین , درونی (Esoteric, Indoor, Inmost, Innate, Inner, Interior, Internal, Inward, Pectoral, Subjective). (various references) | |
Finnish | sisin (inmost), sisimmäinen (inmost). (various references) | |
French | sillon terminal (innermost recording groove, inside end recording groove), premier cerne (innermost ring). (various references) | |
German | innerste (deepest, heart, inmost, inward, soul), innerst (midmost). (various references) | |
Greek | μυχιαίτατοσ, ενδότατοσ (inmost). (various references) | |
Hebrew | הרהורי לב (innermost thoughts). (various references) | |
Hungarian | legbelsõ (inmost), legbelső. (various references) | |
Italian | intimità (deep, hearth, intimacy, intimate friends, nearness, privacy). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 奥まって (secluded). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おくまって (secluded). (various references) | |
Norwegian | innerst. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | innermostay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | o mais secreto, o mais profundo, o mais fundo, ntimo (indwelling, inmost). (various references) | |
Romanian | intim (close, cordial, familiar, friendly, heart-to-heart, hearty, home-felt, homelike, in, internal, intimate, inward, mutual, near, private), tainic (close, cover, covert, dark, hidden, inmost, inner, inside, intimate, isolated, mysterious, mysteriously, mystic, obscure, private, privy, quiet, secret, stealthy), cel mai intim, cel mai adânc (deepmost, inmost). (various references) | |
Russian | глубочайший (inmost), внутренний (domestic, inland, inner, internal), лежащий глубоко внутри. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | u samoj unutrašnjosti, najdublji (nethermost). (various references) | |
Spanish | interior (inner, inside, internal, inland), más profundo, más central, más íntimo (inmost). (various references) | |
Swedish | innerst (inmost). (various references) | |
Thai | ส่วนตัว, ซึ่งอยู่ส่วนในสุด. (various references) | |
Turkish | en içteki (inmost), en iç. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | найглибший (inmost). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | trong thâm tâm (inmost, within), phần ở tận trong cùng (inmost), nơi tận trong cùng (inmost), ở tận trong cùng ở tận đáy lòng (inmost). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 18, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | OknhrouV kataballei foboV yucai de androgunwn peinasousin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Verba bilinguis quasi simplicia et ipsa perveniunt usque ad interiora ventris |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The woordis of the twisil tunge as simple; and tho thury comen vnto the entrailis of the wombe. The slowe drede threwy doun; the soulis forsothe of wommanysh men shul hungren. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 18, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang mga pulong sa usa ka witwitan maingon sa usa ka malalim nga mga hungit nga kalan-on, Ug sila manganaug ngadto sa kinahiladmang mga dapit. |
| Croatian | Klevetnikove su rijeèi kao poslastice: spuštaju se u dno utrobe. |
| Danish | Bagtalerens Ord er som Lækkerbidskener, de synker dybt i Bugen. |
| Dutch | De woorden des oorblazers zijn als dergenen, die geslagen zijn, en die dalen in het binnenste des buiks. |
| Finnish | Panettelijan puheet ovat kuin herkkupalat ja painuvat sisusten kammioihin asti. |
| French | Les paroles du rapporteur sont comme des friandises, Elles descendent jusqu`au fond des entrailles. |
| German | Die Worte des Verleumders sind Schläge und gehen einem durchs Herz. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Fitnah itu enak rasanya; orang suka menelannya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa perkataan orang pengumpat itu laksana suap yang sedap-sedap, maka turunlah itu ke dalam hati dengan manis-manisnya. |
| Italian | Le parole del calunniatore sono come ghiotti bocconi che scendono in fondo alle viscere. |
| Maori | ¶ Ano he kai reka nga kupu a te kawe korero; tae tonu iho ki nga wahi o roto rawa o te kopu. |
| Norwegian | En øretuters ord er som velsmakende retter, og de trenger ned i hjertets indre. |
| Portuguese | As palavras do difamador são como bocados doces, que penetram até o íntimo das entranhas. |
| Rumanian | Cuvintele bkrfitorului sknt ca prqjiturile: alunecq pknq kn fundul mqruntaielor. - |
| Russian | уМПЧБ ОБХЫОЙЛБ--ЛБЛ МБЛПНУФЧБ, Й ПОЙ ЧИПДСФ ЧП ЧОХФТЕООПУФШ ЮТЕЧБ. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "innermost": innermosts. (additional references) | |
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"Innermost" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: intermost, Kinnermit. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "innermost" (pronounced i"nermō'st) |
| 5 | -er m ō' s t | outermost, uppermost. |
| 4 | -m ō' s t | almost, foremost, northernmost, southernmost, utmost, westernmost. |
| 3 | -ō' s t | cohost, goalpost, guidepost, lamppost, outpost, overdosed, seacoast, signpost, sternpost. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-m-n-n-o-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: intoners, mentions, ternions. | |
-2 letters: erotism, interns, intoner, intones, introns, mention, mentors, merinos, mestino, minster, minters, moisten, moister, monster, mortise, norites, oestrin, orients, remints, sentimo, stonier, tension, ternion, tinners, tonners, trisome. | |
-3 letters: eonism, estrin, inerts, inmost, inners, insert, intern, inters, intone, intron, intros, irones, isomer, mentor, merino, merits, metros, miners, minors, minter, mister, miters. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-m-n-n-o-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: innermosts, mentioners, minestrone. | |
+2 letters: antimoderns, enantiomers, indorsement, inseminator, mensuration, minestrones, nitrosamine, nourishment, numerations, omnipresent, ordainments, renominates. | |
+3 letters: aminopterins, anticonsumer, centimorgans, conterminous, countermines, denominators, enamorations, enumerations, environments, frontiersman, frontiersmen, germinations, imprisonment, indorsements, inseminators, intermission, menstruation, mensurations, misorienting, mountaineers, nitrosamines, nonsymmetric, normotensive, nourishments, premonitions, premunitions, prenominates, reanimations, recombinants, remoistening, terminations. | |
+4 letters: anticonsumers, antimodernist, demonstrating, demonstration, emarginations, enantiomorphs, ethnocentrism, fermentations, immunosorbent, impersonating, impersonation, impregnations, imprisonments, inclinometers, intermissions, menstruations, midafternoons, misgovernment, modernisation, momentariness, nitromethanes, nonmainstream, nonmonetarist, normativeness, normotensives, premoistening, remonstrating, remonstration, remunerations, renominations, unimportances. | |
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