inner en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en.
Meanings
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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.
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:inner door; inner room; inner sanctum; inner surface
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Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
the inner suburbs
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Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
inner ear
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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
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!”
2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2012:I will try to express. My inner feeling and thankfulness. For showing me the meaning of success
1973, John Lennon, Out the Blue:
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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
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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.
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 theatres.
1921, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:inner circle; inner council
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| innermost | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| inmore | Degree=Cmp | obsolete | lexicographic |
| innermore | Degree=Cmp | rare | lexicographic |
| inmost | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Inner Kartli · inner class · inner marker · inner child · inner tube · inner mantle · inner semidirect product · innertube · inner-platform effect · inner-city · innersole · innerstanding · inner man · innerness · inner join · inner source · inner bar · innernet · inner peace · innerly · innerwear · innerweb · inner Solar System · inner regular · Inner Hebrides · inner diameter · Inner Temple · become one with one's inner self · Inner Tibet · inner product space · inner experience · inner voice · inner sanctum · inner-directed · inner planet · inner critic · inner cell mass · inner circle · innerbelt · inner core · Inner Brass · inner eye · Inner West · inner cabinet · inner automorphism · Inner Asia · inner salt · inner ear · inner workings · inner chimp · inner mission · inner strength · innerspring · inner emigration · inner product · inner lips · Petersson inner product · inner Oort Cloud · Inner Mongolia · inner trigram · inner city · InnerSource · inner orbital complex
Synonyms
Translations (73)
tl panloob (being or occurring inside) · mn дотоод (being or occurring inside) · kmr navî (inside or closer to the inside of the body) · be уну́траны (being or occurring inside) · ota ایچ (being or occurring inside) · grc ἐσωτερικός (being or occurring inside) · ar داخلى (being or occurring inside) · ru вну́тренний (being or occurring inside) · eo anima (relating to the mind or spirit) · evn догу (being or occurring inside) · mnc ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ (being or occurring inside) · eo interna (being or occurring inside) · sv inre (being or occurring inside) · ka შიდა (being or occurring inside) · nl binnenste (being or occurring inside) · nl inwendig (inside or closer to the inside of the body) · el εσωτερικός (being or occurring inside) · ro lăuntric (being or occurring inside) · fr intérieur (inside or closer to the inside of the body) · oc interior (being or occurring inside) · fr interne (inside or closer to the inside of the body) · got 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌼𐌰 (being or occurring inside) · es interior (being or occurring inside) · fi sisempi (close to the centre, located near or closer to center) · el εσώψυχος (relating to the mind or spirit) · eve дог (being or occurring inside) · es interior (inside or closer to the inside of the body) · tr iç (being or occurring inside) · fi sisäinen (relating to the mind or spirit) · nl binnen- (inside or closer to the inside of the body) · es interior (relating to the mind or spirit) · bg вътрешен (being or occurring inside) · fr intérieur (being or occurring inside) · ota داخل (inside or closer to the inside of the body) · ro interior (being or occurring inside) · de inner (being or occurring inside) · hi अंतः (being or occurring inside) · ca interior (being or occurring inside) · eo ena (being or occurring inside) · fi sisä- (close to the centre, located near or closer to center) · uk вну́трішній (being or occurring inside) · pl wewnętrzny (being or occurring inside) · gld довой (being or occurring inside) · ro intern (being or occurring inside) · nl verborgen (not obvious, private) · nl innerlijk (relating to the mind or spirit) · fi sisäpuolinen (being or occurring inside) · eo profunda (close to the centre, located near or closer to center) · pt interno (being or occurring inside) · kmr navî (being or occurring inside) · hi आंतरिक (being or occurring inside) · fi sisä- (being or occurring inside) · es interno (inside or closer to the inside of the body) · hy ներքին (being or occurring inside) · it interno (being or occurring inside) · nl binnen- (being or occurring inside) · cs vnitřní (being or occurring inside) · fi sisäpiiri- (more or most privileged, influential, exclusive) · fi sisä- (inside or closer to the inside of the body) · te లోపలి (being or occurring inside) · ota داخل (close to the centre, located near or closer to center) · fi sisäinen (not obvious, private) · ota ایچ (close to the centre, located near or closer to center) · fi sisä- (more or most privileged, influential, exclusive) · tl panloob (close to the centre, located near or closer to center) · ota ایچ (inside or closer to the inside of the body) · fi syvempi (not obvious, private) · hu belső (being or occurring inside) · ota داخل (being or occurring inside) · hu benti (being or occurring inside) · fi sisempi (being or occurring inside) · la penitus (being or occurring inside) · pt interior (being or occurring inside)