Inner Definition

ĭnər
adjective
Located within or farther within; interior; internal.
Inner organs.
Webster's New World
Less apparent; deeper.
The inner meaning of a poem.
American Heritage
Of the mind or spirit.
Inner peace.
Webster's New World
More intimate, central, or secret.
Inner emotions.
Webster's New World
More exclusive, influential, or important.
The inner circles of government.
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noun
An inner part.
Wiktionary
A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
Wiktionary

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

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Other Word Forms of Inner

Noun

Singular:
inner
Plural:
inners

Origin of Inner

  • Middle English, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *in.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English innera en in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Inner Sentence Examples

  • I drove to inner city Cleveland and parked my vehicle.

  • We have a hospital report from inner city Cleveland.

  • An inner voice tells us we are in the wrong if we are idle.

  • My guess is she acted out of some inner desperation.

  • It was the same face he had seen before, there was the same general expression of refined, inner, spiritual labor, but now it was quite differently lit up.

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Words Starting With

IININN

Words Ending With

RERNER

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Words Starting With I and Ending With R

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