Inner

/ˈɪnə/ · adjective

Meaning

Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something..

Definitions by Sense

1. Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
2. Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
3. Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
4. Of mind or spirit, relating to the mind or spirit, to spiritual or mental processes, mental, spiritual, relating to somebody's private feelings or happening in somebody's mind, existing as an often repressed part of one's psychological makeup.
5. Not obvious, private, not expressed, not apparent, hidden, less apparent, deeper, obscure; innermost or essential; needing to be examined closely or thought about in order to be seen or understood.
6. Privileged, more or most privileged, more or most influential, intimate, exclusive, more important, more intimate, private, secret, confined to an exclusive group, exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence being near a center especially of influence.
7. An inner part.
8. (South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.

Example Sentences

inner door; inner room; inner sanctum; inner surface

As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

the inner suburbs

inner ear

inner confidence; inner strength; inner life; inner child; inner artist; inner peace; inner light

I will try to express. My inner feeling and thankfulness. For showing me the meaning of success

Bart spies an opportunity to make a quick buck so he channels his inner carny and posits his sinking house as a natural wonder of the world and its inhabitants as freaks, barking to dazzled spectators, “Behold the horrors of the Slanty Shanty! See the twisted creatures that dwell within! Meet Cue-Ball, the man with no hair!”

inner meaning; inner resources; inner logic

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Word Forms

• innermore
• inmore
• innermost
• inmost
• inners

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