Internal vs Inward - What's the difference?
internal | inward |
inside of something
within the body
concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation
Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
(obsolete) Intimate, closely acquainted; familiar.
*, II.3:
*:There is nothing can be added unto the daintinesse of Fulvius'' wives death, who was so inward with ''Augustus .
* Bible, Job xix. 19
* Sir Philip Sidney
Towards the inside.
(obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) That which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
* Milton
(obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) The mental faculties.
(obsolete) A familiar friend or acquaintance.
* Shakespeare
As adjectives the difference between internal and inward
is that internal is inside of something while inward is situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.As an adverb inward is
towards the inside.As a noun inward is
that which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.internal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- We saw the internal compartments
- Her bleeding was internal
- The nation suffered from internal conflicts
- An internal investigation was conducted
Synonyms
* inner * inly * interior * intern, interneAntonyms
* external * exteriorDerived terms
* internalism * internalist * internality * internalize * internally * internal linkExternal links
* * * English words suffixed with -alinward
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- All my inward friends abhorred me.
- He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life.
Derived terms
* inwards * inwardly * inwardnessAdverb
(en adverb)- So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward . — Milton.
Noun
(en noun)- (Jeremy Taylor)
- Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.
- I was an inward of his.
