inner
/ˈɪnə/
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South Asia/ˈɪnnə(r)/
inner adjective: 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.
Adjective
inner (comparative (rare) innermore or (obsolete) inmore, superlative innermost or inmost)
- 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.
- 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.2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist
- Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
- the inner suburbs
- Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
- inner ear
- 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.
- 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 success1973, John Lennon, Out the Blue
- 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.
- inner meaning; inner resources; inner logic
- 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.
- inner circle; inner council
- Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and...1921, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC
Noun (1)
inner (plural inners)
- An inner part.
- A duvet, excluding the cover.
- A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
- A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
- One who supports remaining in the European Union.
- The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.
Noun (2) capitalized: Inner
Inner (plural Inners)
- An inhabitant of the inner planets of the Solar System
inner meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
inner in Hindi
- being or occurring inside
- आंतरिक āntrik, अंतः antaḥ
- inner part
- आंतरिक āntrik
inner in Tamil
- உள்ளேயுள்ள, உள்ளடங்கிய, உட்புறமான
inner in Marathi
- inner, internal
- अंतर्गत antargat
inner in Urdu
- inner, old
- اندرون andrūn
- inner
- انتر antar
More languagesFewer languages
- inner in Bengali
- ভিতর bhitor
- inner in Telugu
- లోపలి lōpali
- inner in Malayalam
- ആഭ്യന്തരം ābhyantaraṁ
- inner in Kannada
- ಒಳ
- inner in Punjabi
- ਵਿਚਲਾ viclā
- inner in Tagalog
- panloob
- inner in Arabic
- داخلى
Examples of inner in a sentence
- The candidate showed an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of politics.
- Bill was the flag carrier of the movement to improve inner city education.
- Follow the urbexers as they navigate the inner and outer surfaces of our forbidden cities.
Synonyms of inner
Antonyms
Forms of inner
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| superlative | innermost |
| superlative | inmost |
| comparative (rare) | innermore |
| comparative (obsolete) | inmore |
| Noun | |
| plural | inners |
| plural | Inners |
Origin of inner
From Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en.
Capitalization of inner, from Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en. A demonym for an inhabitant of inner planets of the Solar System.
Words formed from inner
- become one with one's inner self
- Inner Asia
- inner automorphism
- inner bar
- innerbelt
- Inner Brass
- inner cabinet
- inner cell mass
- inner child
- inner chimp
- inner circle
- inner city
- inner-city
- inner class
- inner core
- inner critic
- inner diameter
- inner-directed
- inner ear
- inner emigration
- inner experience
- inner eye
- Inner Hebrides
- inner join
- Inner Kartli
- inner lips
- innerly
- inner man
- inner mantle
- inner marker
- inner mission
- Inner Mongolia
- innerness
- innernet
- inner Oort Cloud
- inner orbital complex
- inner peace
- inner planet
- inner-platform effect
- inner product
- inner product space
- inner regular
- inner salt
- inner sanctum
- inner semidirect product
- inner Solar System
- innersole
- InnerSource
- inner source
- innerspring
- innerstanding
- inner strength
- Inner Temple
- Inner Tibet
- inner trigram
- innertube
- inner tube
- inner voice
- innerwear
- innerweb
Phrases with inner
- inner men
- inner ears
- inner eyes
- Inner West
- inner cores
- Inner House
- inner joins
- inner salts
- inner tubes
- inner chimps
- inner cities
- inner circles
25 more phrasesFewer phrases
- inner classes
- inner critics
- inner markers
- inner planets
- inner cabinets
- inner children
- inner missions
- inner products
- inner sanctums
- inner trigrams
- inner workings
- inner diameters
- Inner Manchuria
- Inner Mongolian
- inner strengths
- Inner Mongolians
- inner cell masses
- inner Oort Clouds
- inner automorphisms
- inner product spaces
- Appenzell Inner Rhodes
- inner orbital complexes
- Petersson inner product
- Petersson inner products
- inner semidirect products
Words that rhyme with inner
Questions about inner
- What does inner mean?
- Inner means 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.
- What is inner in Hindi?
- Inner in Hindi is आंतरिक (āntrik), अंतः (antaḥ). See Inner meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inner?
- Inner can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce inner?
- Inner is pronounced /ˈɪnə/.
Words near inner in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inner (page history and authors); Inner (page history and authors); inner (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अंतर्गत (Marathi) (page history and authors); انتر (Urdu) (page history and authors); ভিতর (Bengali) (page history and authors); ആഭ്യന്തരം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); inner (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਵਿਚਲਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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