Definitions for inner
ˈɪn ərin·ner

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. inner, interior, internaladjective

   located inward

   "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.

2. inner(a)adjective

   located or occurring within or closer to a center

   "an inner room"

3. inner, internal, intimateadjective

   innermost or essential

   "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"

4. inside, inner, privilegedadjective

   confined to an exclusive group

   "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information"

5. inneradjective

   exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence

   "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government"

6. inneradjective

   inside or closer to the inside of the body

   "the inner ear"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. innernoun

   An inner part.

2. innernoun

   A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.

3. innernoun

   A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.

4. inneradjective

   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).

5. inneradjective

   Close to the centre, located near or closer to center (the inner suburbs).

6. inneradjective

   Inside or closer to the inside of the body (inner ear).

7. inneradjective

   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).

8. inneradjective

   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 ).

9. inneradjective

   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 ).

10. Etymology: from innera, comparative of inne, from in.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inneradjective

   Interiour; not outward.

   Etymology: from in.

   But th' elfin knight with wonder all the way
   Did feed his eyes, and fill'd his inner thought. Fairy Queen.

   This attracts the soul,
   Governs the inner man, the nobler part;
   That other o'er the body only reigns. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   Many families are established in the West Indies, and some discovered in the inner parts of America. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   The kidney is a conglomerated gland, which is to be understood only of the outer part; for the inner part, whereof the papillæ are composed, is muscular. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol.

   Thus, seiz'd with sacred fear, the monarch pray'd;
   Then to his inner court the guests convey'd. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inner

   Inner refers to something that is located inside or towards the center of something else. It is used to denote a position or part that is further from the external surface or edge. Inner can also refer to the mind, soul, or spirit when discussing emotional or psychological qualities or states.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inneradjective

   further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an spirit or its phenomena

2. Inneradjective

   not obvious or easily discovered; obscure

3. Etymology: [AS. innera, a compar. fr. inne within, fr. in in. See In.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inner

   in′ėr, adj. (comp. of in) farther in: interior.—adjs. Inn′ermost, In′most (superl. of in), farthest in: most remote from the outward part.—adv. Inn′ermostly. [A.S. in, comp. innera, superl. innemest—inne-m-est—thus a double superlative.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inner

   One of the circular rings on the Creedmoor target; a shot striking in this space counts three.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inner' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2309

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inner' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2824

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inner' in Adjectives Frequency: #302

Anagrams for inner »

1. niner

2. renin

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inner in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of inner in a Sentence

1. Benjamin W. Decker:

   Meditation is the inner work of self-reflection and self-transformation through mental, physical, and emotional discipline.

2. Sipho P Nkosi:

   Build courage and let go of something that troubles you and you'll have inner peace.

3. Bob Briscoe:

   However, once information is released, it can never be unreleased, i look at history (e.g. McCarthyism), and I consider the possibility of a future when those with power take control over information about us stored many years before, that we did not realize was so revealing when we released it. For instance, how could I have realized that my recorded eye movements would reveal so much about my inner self?

4. Dennis Toner:

   These clearly false allegations are in complete contradiction to both the inner workings of our Senate office and to the man I know and worked so closely with for almost two decades. i clearly would remember if we -- that is, if Tara and myself -- had any kind of conversation regarding sexual harassment allegations, let alone something involving Sen. Biden. It would stick in my mind. It would be burned in my mind.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   Choose the inner beauty that soothes your soul instead of physical beauty that attracts many.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inner
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inner
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inner
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=inner
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html