inmost
- adjective
- /ˈɪnmoʊst/
- Literature
- 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.
- By the deed, therefore, it becomes guilt, for the deed is its own doing, and doing its is its inmost nature.
- Some there, he says there are merchants, shippers, factors of Hovnor and the other great port cities of the Sea of AIA and the inmost sea.
Examples
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During meditation, she felt a connection to her inmost thoughts, revealing her true self.
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You see into my inmost self.
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I reveal my inmost self.
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For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
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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.
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The artist's work reflects his inmost emotions and struggles, resonating with many viewers.
Synonyms
In the central part of a thought or feeling
The part that is deepest and most private inside a person or thing
The part farthest inside something
Antonyms
How Internal
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.