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internal

  • /ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/ UK
  • /ɪnˈtɜɹ.nəl/ US
  • /ɪnˈʈəʳ.nəl/ South Asia
  • /ˈɪn.ʈə.nəl/ South Asia
  • [ɪɳ.ʈɜ(ː)(ɾ).nəl] South Asia

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nəl

Where it comes from

From Middle English internall, internalle, borrowing from New Latin internālis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from internus (“inward, internal”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, intern + -al.

adjective more internal · most internal · internall

  1. Of or situated on the inside. We saw the internal compartments of the machine.
  2. Within the body. Her bleeding was internal.
  3. Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community. The nation suffered from internal conflicts.
  4. Concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation. An internal investigation was conducted.
  5. Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts. an internal stimulus
  6. Applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed. an internal remedy
  7. Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed. internal feelings
  8. Of the inner nature of a thing.

    Similar: intrinsic, inherent

  9. UK, of a student Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.

Similar: inner, inly, interior, intern, interne · Opposite: external, exterior

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: in, intramural, intrinsical, inside, inner, interior, inward, domestic, intimate, home, intrinsic, internecine, intragroup, national, external, endogenous

adjective

Similar: inner, inly, interior, intern, interne · Opposite: external, exterior

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adj inside of something

Españolinterno
हिन्दीआंतरिक āntrik
Portuguêsinterno
Deutschinner
Italianointerno
Ελληνικάεσωτερικός esoterikós
Românăintern
Русскийвну́тренний vnútrennij
עבריתפנימי pnimí

adj within the body

Españolinterno
中文體內 /体内 tǐnèi, 內 /内 nèi
हिन्दीअंतः antaḥ
Portuguêsinterno
Françaisinterne
Italianointerno
Ελληνικάεσωτερικός esoterikós
עבריתפנימי pnimí

adj concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state etc.

Españolinterior, interno
हिन्दीआंतरिक āntrik
Portuguêsinterno
Italianointerno
Ελληνικάεσωτερικός esoterikós
עבריתפנימי pnimí

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

हिन्दीआंतरिक āntrik
Portuguêsinterno
Italianointerno, privato
Ελληνικάεσωτερικός esoterikós
עבריתפנימי pnimí

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@misc{internal_2026,
  title = {internal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/internal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}