Inmost

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: in=most

CIDE DICTIONARY

Inmost, a. [OE. innemest, AS. innemest, a double superlative form fr. inne within, fr. in in. The modern form is due to confusion with most. See In, and cf. Aftermost, Foremost, Innermost.].

 Deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part; innermost.  [1913 Webster]
"And pierce the inmost center of the earth."  [1913 Webster]
"The silent, slow, consuming fires,
Which on my inmost vitals prey."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Inmost, adj.
1 most inward.
2 most intimate; deepest.

Etymology

OE innemest (as IN, -MOST)

THESAURUS

Inmost

anonymous, central, closet, deep, incognito, indoor, inner, innermost, inside, interior, internal, intestine, intimate, intrinsic, inward, isolated, personal, private, privy, retired, secluded, sequestered, withdrawn

ROGET THESAURUS

Inmost

Interiority

N interiority, inside, interior, interspace, subsoil, substratum, intrados, contents, substance, pith, marrow, backbone, heart, bosom, breast, abdomen, vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap, penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses, cave, interior, internal, inner, inside, inward, intraregarding, inmost, innermost, deep seated, gut, intestine, intestinal, inland, subcutaneous, abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic, interstitial, inwrought, inclosed, home, domestic, indoor, intramural, vernacular, endemic, internally, inwards, within, in, inly, here in, there in, where in, ab intra, withinside, in doors, within doors, at home, in the bosom of one's family.