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单词 inmost
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inmostadj.n.adv.

Brit. /ˈɪnməʊst/, /ˈɪnməst/, U.S. /ˈɪnˌmoʊst/
Forms: Old English innemest, innemyst, Middle English in-mast, in(n)emaste, Middle English, (1500s Scottish) inmest, Middle English ynmast, 1500s ynmost, Middle English– inmost.
Etymology: Old English innemest ( < *innem-a , -e + -est ), a double superlative of inne in adv.; for the later history of the ending, usual in Old English adverbs of place, see -most suffix.
A. adj.
1. literal. In reference to spatial position: Situated farthest within, most inward, most remote from the outside.
ΚΠ
a1400 Cast. Love 809 Bote þe inemaste [v.r. innemeste] bayle, I wot, Bi-tokneþ hire holy maidenhod.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Kings ix. 2 Brynge him in to the ynmost chamber.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Macc. ix. 54 Ye walles of the ynmost Sanctuary.
1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 331 In the inmest parte of the castel.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 738 Into thir inmost bower Handed they went. View more context for this quotation
1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. i. 4 To penetrate into the inmost Recesses of Nature.
a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Mercury xxxi, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 305 From the inmost depths of its green glen.
2. figurative. Of thoughts or feelings, the mind or soul, personal relations, etc.: Most inward or intimate; deepest; closest.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > intense emotion > [adjective]
inmostc897
inlyeOE
mucha1200
deepa1400
inwardc1402
quickc1449
piercingc1450
sharpc1480
profound1526
feeling1531
visceral1575
infelta1586
hearty?1614
hearteda1616
home-felt1637
exquisitea1656
deep-rooted1669
intimate1671
exalted1704
bosom-felt1771
pathologic1891
bone deep1900
the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adjective] > in or relating to the inner part(s) > inmost
inmostc897
innerestc1175
innermost1413
innesta1425
enderest1530
intimous1619
inwardmost1651
penitissim1652
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adjective] > innermost
inmostc897
innerc900
privyc1300
intrinsic1490
interior1548
intrinsical1548
inward1548
secret1548
retired1596
in-pent1613
bosom1640
sneaking1748
interior1775
inside1888
c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xxi. (Sweet) 155 Ealle ða innemestan geðohtas.
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ii. iv. 64 Irauyschite to þe inmest [1495 de Worde innest] contemplacioun of þe loue of God.
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke viii. N vj In the inmoste affeccion of their hertes.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 168 If I fail not, and disturb His inmost counsels from their destind aim. View more context for this quotation
1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India III. vi. i. 2 [He] insinuated himself quickly into his inmost confidence.
1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 116 To know something of his Master's inmost thoughts.
B. n.
That which is inmost; the inmost part. literal and figurative. (Rarely in plural.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [noun] > that which is within > interior part(s) > innermost part
inmosta1050
highestlOE
depth1382
intestinea1533
bottom1587
penetral1589
deep1609
recess1616
recessora1637
intime1657
intrinsic1665
penetralia1668
innermost1674
a1050 Liber Scintill. (1889) iv. 19 Innemyste [L. interiora] his fulle synd facne.
a1325 Prose Psalter (E.E.T.S.) xlii[i]. 5 In þe in-mast of myn hert.
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xxvi. 22 Thei comen thurȝ to the inmostis [a1425 L.V. the ynneste thingis] of the herte.
c1580 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David xxvi. ii Yea, sound my reynes, and inmost of my hart.
1638 J. Ford Fancies ii. 22 Be sure To lodge it in the inmost of thy bosome.
1668 H. More Divine Dialogues i. 505 The inmost of the mind.
1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. 175 This image and superscription lies in the inmost inmost of the soul.
C. adv.
Most inwardly. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adverb] > most inwardly
inmost1725
inmostly1851
innermostly1856
c1000 Ælfric Gram. (Z.) xxxviii. 240 Intime, innemest.
1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 470 Thro' all their inmost-winding caves.

Derivatives

ˈinmostly adv. rare most inwardly.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adverb] > most inwardly
inmost1725
inmostly1851
innermostly1856
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] > to oneself
inwardlyc1175
at one's secret1474
inmostly1851
1851 J. M. Neale Mediæval Hymns 76 How the Virgin Mother's soul Inmostly was grieving.
1889 Universal Rev. Mar. 314 All secrets of Earth They shall inmostly scan.
ˈinmostness n. the inmost essence or nature (cf. inwardness n.).Apparently an isolated use.
ΚΠ
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 34 Thoughtsomness setting full as close to the very stamp or inmostness of a thinking Being.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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