Innermost Meaning
/ˈɪnɚmoʊst/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjsuperlative form of inner: most inner; the very deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part.
nounThat which is innermost; the core.
Sentence Examples
Sami shared his innermost secrets with Layal.
Phelps thrust away the precious document into the innermost pocket of his coat.
Facebook knows your innermost secrets whether you like it or not.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She shared her ____ thoughts with her closest friend during the difficult time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The diary was the only place where she felt comfortable sharing her truly ____ thoughts.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English innermost, innermest, in-nermast, alteration (due to Middle English inner, innere (“inner”)) of Old English innemest (“innermost”), equivalent to inner + -most.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet."
— 2013 June 7, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama is like Apple, Google and Facebook: a once hip brand tainted by Prism”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2022, page 18:
"[…] 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."
— 1977, Michael Spence Lowdell Morris, The Spirit of Michael Webfoot, page 10:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She shared her ____ thoughts with her closest friend during the difficult time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The diary was the only place where she felt comfortable sharing her truly ____ thoughts.