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inner man

inner man noun: the spiritual or intellectual part of a person; a person's mind, soul, or nature.

Noun

inner man (plural inner men)

  1. The spiritual or intellectual part of a person; a person's mind, soul, or nature.
    • She died of a lingering disease; and as her outward man gradually decayed, so it appeared that her inner man was renewed day by day. Her conversation was very pious and edifying.1874, Experience Mayhew, The Venerable Mayhews and the Aboriginal Indians of Martha's Vineyard, page 155
  2. (humorous) The stomach or appetite.
    • But now we had reached our opening ground, the boy with the pony and the second brace of dogs was ordered to the rear, with instructions to meet us by the side of a certain gray rock, and spring-head, on the northern edge of Kettletang, a huge, bluff-headed hill, overtopping all his neighbors, at...1882, Henry William Herbert, “The Yorkshire Moors”, in David Wright Judd, editor, Life and Writings of Frank Forester (Henry William Herbert.), page 35

Forms of inner man

pluralinner men

Questions about inner man

What does inner man mean?
Inner man means the spiritual or intellectual part of a person; a person's mind, soul, or nature.
What part of speech is inner man?
Inner man is a noun.
What is the plural of inner man?
The plural of inner man is inner men.

Words near inner man in the dictionary

  1. Inner House
  2. inner join
  3. inner joins
  4. Inner Kartli
  5. inner lips
  6. inner man
  7. Inner Manchuria
  8. inner mantle
  9. inner marker
  10. inner markers
  11. inner men

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