Internal Definition & Meaning
internal
- adjective
- happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"
- occurring within an institution or community; "intragroup squabbling within the corporation"
- inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"
- located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.
- innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"
"Internal" in song lyrics
See how internal is used in real songs:
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"I'll burst open your wannabe pensive internal"
Atoms Family — Oceans of Confusion -
"Rapture your physical structure watch you die internal"
Daddy Rose — Who I Be -
"The infernal, burn slow but burn internal"
The Four Horsemen — Cavalier
Words that rhyme with internal
Usage tips for "internal"
Understanding the precise definition of a word helps you use it with confidence. When using "internal" in your writing, consider whether you need the word itself or one of its synonyms — subtle differences in meaning can change the tone of a sentence. If you're writing poetry or song lyrics, check the rhymes for internal to find words that pair well.