Inner

Quick meaning: Inner is an adjective meaning Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.

Meaning

Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.

More Meanings

1. Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
2. An inner part.
3. (South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.
4. 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.
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. 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.
7. 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.

Example Sentences

the inner suburbs

inner meaning; inner resources; inner logic

inner door; inner room; inner sanctum; inner surface

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

Word Forms

• innermore
• innermost
• inners

Synonyms for inner

Depending on context, synonyms include interior, internal, intrinsic, intimate, exclusive, privileged.

Antonyms for inner

Common opposites include outer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include interior, inward, innermost, inmost, inside, intrinsic.

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