Definition of INTERNAL

internal

Plural: internals

Adjective

  • happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
    • "internal organs"
    • "internal mechanism of a toy"
    • "internal party maneuvering"

Adjective Satellite

  • occurring within an institution or community
  • inside the country
    • "the nation's internal politics"
  • located inward; - Leonard Bernstein; - David Denby; - A.R.Gurney,Jr.
    • "an internal sense of rightousness"
  • innermost or essential
    • "the internal contradictions of the theory"

Adj

  • Of or situated on the inside.
  • Of or situated on the inside.
  • Within the body.
  • Of or situated on the inside.
  • Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
  • Of or situated on the inside.
  • Concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation.
  • Of or situated on the inside.
  • Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts.
  • Of or situated on the inside.
  • Applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed.
  • Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.
  • Of the inner nature of a thing.
  • Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.

Noun

  • An inherent, inner quality or attribute.

Examples

  • An internal investigation was conducted.
  • an internal remedy
  • an internal stimulus
  • Her bleeding was internal.
  • Her INTERNALS, like a strong vocabulary and strategic mind, made her a formidable Words With Friends opponent.
  • internal feelings
  • the minister of internal affairs
  • The nation suffered from internal conflicts.
  • We saw the internal compartments of the machine.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Antonyms

external, exterior

Scrabble Score: 8

internal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
internal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
internal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

internal: valid Words With Friends Word