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innest

innest

1 9.9
The part farthest inside something
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪnɪst/
  • Archaic
translation icon : más interno
  • The artist depicted the innest emotions of love and sorrow in her sculpture.

Examples

  • The treasure was hidden in the innest chamber of the ancient temple.

  • She kept her most precious memories in the innest part of her heart.

  • He placed the photograph in the innest drawer, away from prying eyes.

  • The innest chamber was dark.

  • In the innest part, it was quiet.

  • In ancient myths, the treasure was hidden in the innest chamber of the temple.

  • The innest part of the forest was the most tranquil and untouched by humans.

Synonyms

inner
vsinnest
314 3.8

In the central part of a thought or feeling

focuses on being farthest inside in a literal, archaic or poetic sense
innermost
vsinnest
22 4.5

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

is the archaic or poetic term for the same deep position
inward
vsinnest
12 4.6

Inside a person's thoughts and feelings

refers instead to being physically deepest inside and is archaic or poetic
inmost
vsinnest
  • Literature
2 7.1

Deep private feelings or thoughts that a person keeps inside

is the archaic or poetic form of that inward meaning

Antonyms

outermost
8 4.1

Farthest from the middle, at the outside edge

How Inward

innest
  • Archaic
1 9.9
inner
272 1.4
inside
75 1.0

Surface Forms

innest superlative

Morphology

innest = (opaque) = in + nest + est

While the components 'in' and 'nest' are clear, the specific meaning of 'most inward' is not a standard derivation. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Innest is an old poetic form that means the part farthest inside. It comes from in- meaning 'in' and the ending -est meaning 'most', so it is like innermost and means the most 'inside' place.