different between innermost vs internal

English

Etymology

From Middle English innermost, innermest, in-nermast, alteration (due to Middle English inner, innere (“inner”)) of Old English innemest (“innermost”), equivalent to inner +? -most.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n?mo?st/

Adjective

innermost (not comparable)

1. Farthest inside or towards the center or middle.

Antonyms

• outermost

Translations

Noun

innermost (plural innermosts)

1. That which is innermost; the core.
   • 1977, Michael Spence Lowdell Morris, The Spirit of Michael Webfoot (page 10)

     […] he had decided to not seek outside of himself where companionship and friendliness might be a soothing submergence. It seemed he had instead chosen to turn deeply inwards, towards the measures and pains of his wracked innermosts.

English

Etymology

From Middle English internall, internalle, from Medieval Latin intern?lis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from Latin internus (“internal”) + -?lis, equivalent to intern +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?t?n?l/
• Rhymes: -??(r)n?l

Adjective

internal (comparative more internal, superlative most internal)

1. inside of something

2. within the body

3. concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.

4. concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation

Synonyms

• inner
• inly
• interior
• intern, interne

Antonyms

• external
• exterior

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• internal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• internal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• internal at OneLook Dictionary Search

Indonesian

Etymology

From English internal, from Middle English internall, internalle, from Medieval Latin intern?lis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from Latin internus (“internal”) + -?lis, equivalent to intern +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?nt?r?nal]
• Hyphenation: in?têr?nal

Adjective

internal (first-person possessive internalku, second-person possessive internalmu, third-person possessive internalnya)

1. internal.

   Synonym: intern

Related terms

Further reading

• “internal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.