# innig

innig is a German adjective meaning “intimate”. Forms: inniger, am innigsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: inniger
- Superlative: am innigsten

## In other languages

- Русский: искренний, задушевный, сердечный

## Meanings

1. intimate, deep
   - 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 276 — Only the farmer still has this intimate contact with the land, which makes it a piece of his own, like he feels himself as an integral part of the ground that is plowed by him.

## Examples

- Das ist mein innigster Wunsch. — This is my fondest wish.
- Schokolade liebt Tom heiß und innig. — Tom really loves chocolate.
- Tom und Maria sind innig ineinander verliebt. — Tom and Mary are deeply in love with each other.
- Sie hat ihre Mutter innig geliebt. — She loved her mother dearly.
- Ich liebe meine Arbeit aufs innigste. — I really love my job.

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