different between within vs internity

English

Etymology

From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with +? in.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /w?ð??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /w?ð??n/, /w????n/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /w????n/
• Hyphenation: with?in

Preposition

within

1. In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
   • 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows,

     The Rat […] lightly stepped into a little boat which the Mole had not observed. It was painted blue outside and white within, and was just the size for two animals; and the Mole's whole heart went out to it at once […] .

2. In the scope or range of.
   • 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [1]

     England struck back with a fine try from Ben Foden and closed to within seven points with three minutes left when Mark Cueto capitalised on a break from replacement Matt Banahan.

3. Before the specified duration ends.
   • 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:

     On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.

Antonyms

• without
• outside
• outwith

Derived terms

• within an inch of one's life

Translations

Adverb

within (not comparable)

1. In or into the interior; inside.

Translations

Adjective

within (not comparable)

1. (law) In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.
   • 2013, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Malka v. Vasiliadis:

     As part of the within appeal the appellants brought a fresh evidence motion. Although the court did not specifically address the motion in its oral reasons dismissing the appeal, that motion was rejected by the court for the following reasons.

English

Noun

internity (uncountable)

1. State of being within; interiority.
   • 1765–70, Henry Brooke, The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland

     the darkness of a ruined world, the internityof his ever-living light kindled up an externity of corporal irradiation

References

internity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.