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inmost

inmost is the superlative form of inner.

Meaning of inner

Adjective

inner (comparative (rare) innermore or (obsolete) inmore, superlative innermost or inmost)

  1. Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
    • inner door; inner room; inner sanctum; inner surface
  2. Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
    • the inner suburbs
  3. Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
    • inner ear
  4. Of mind or spirit, relating to the mind or spirit, to spiritual or mental processes, mental, spiritual, relating to somebody's private feelings or happening in somebody's mind, existing as an often repressed part of one's psychological makeup.
    • inner confidence; inner strength; inner life; inner child; inner artist; inner peace; inner light
  5. Not obvious, private, not expressed, not apparent, hidden, less apparent, deeper, obscure; innermost or essential; needing to be examined closely or thought about in order to be seen or understood.
    • inner meaning; inner resources; inner logic
  6. Privileged, more or most privileged, more or most influential, intimate, exclusive, more important, more intimate, private, secret, confined to an exclusive group, exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence being near a center especially of influence.
    • inner circle; inner council

See all 13 meanings of inner

Noun

inmost (plural inmosts)

  1. That which is inmost; the core.

Forms of inmost

Adjective
alternative forminnermost
Noun
pluralinmosts

Origin of inmost

From Middle English inmost, from Old English innemest, a double superlative form from inne (“within”), from in (“in”). The modern form is due to confusion with most.

Words formed from inmost

Questions about inmost

What does inmost mean?
Inmost means that which is inmost; the core.
What is inmost the superlative form of?
Inmost is the superlative form of inner.
What part of speech is inmost?
Inmost is a noun.
What is the plural of inmost?
The plural of inmost is inmosts.

Words near inmost in the dictionary

  1. inmix
  2. inmixes
  3. Inmon
  4. Inmons
  5. inmore
  6. inmost
  7. inmostness
  8. inmosts
  9. inmove
  10. inmoves
  11. INMs

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