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inmost

inmost

2 7.1
Deep private feelings or thoughts that a person keeps inside
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪnmoʊst/
  • Literature
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  • In the inmost chamber of her apartments, Artemisia stood over an open chest and selected one item of clothing after another.

By the deed, therefore, it becomes guilt, for the deed is its own doing, and doing its is its inmost nature.

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Examples

  • During meditation, she felt a connection to her inmost thoughts, revealing her true self.

  • You see into my inmost self.

  • I reveal my inmost self.

  • For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

    Blog text (28)
  • The poetry of Jelaluddin Rumi, Emily Dickinson, and Rainer Maria Rilke speaks directly to the inmost self.

    Academic text (2000)
  • He shared his inmost feelings with her, creating a deep bond between them.

  • The artist's work reflects his inmost emotions and struggles, resonating with many viewers.

Synonyms

inner
vsinmost
314 3.8

In the central part of a thought or feeling

refers specifically to the deepest and most private level
innermost
vsinmost
22 4.5

The part that is deepest and most private inside a person or thing

is the same idea focused on deepest privacy
innest
vsinmost
  • Archaic
1 9.9

The part farthest inside something

is the same meaning but in neutral modern language

Antonyms

20 5.3

Near the surface and not deep, like a small cut

8 4.1

Farthest from the middle, at the outside edge

How Internal

inmost
  • Literature
2 7.1
inner
272 1.4
external
3 4.2

Surface Forms

inmost positive

Morphology

inmost = most (semi-transparent) = in + most

The meaning 'deepest within' is fairly inferable from 'in' + 'most', but the form is somewhat archaic and not a fully productive modern pattern for many learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Inmost combines in ('inside') and most ('the most'), so it simply means 'most inside' or the deepest, most private part of something. That's why we say someone's inmost thoughts when we mean their deepest feelings.