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inner
CIDE DICTIONARY
inner, a. [AS. innera, a compar. fr. inne within, fr. in in. See In.].
- Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an inner chamber. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to the spirit or its phenomena. [1913 Webster]"This attracts the soul,
Governs the inner man, the nobler part." [1913 Webster] - Not obvious or easily discovered; obscure. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
inner, adj. & n.
--adj. (usu. attrib.)
1 further in; inside; interior (the inner compartment).
2 (of thoughts, feelings, etc.) deeper; more secret.
--n. Archery 1 a division of the target next to the bull's-eye.
2 a shot that strikes this.
--adj. (usu. attrib.)
1 further in; inside; interior (the inner compartment).
2 (of thoughts, feelings, etc.) deeper; more secret.
--n. Archery 1 a division of the target next to the bull's-eye.
2 a shot that strikes this.
Idiom
inner bar Brit. Law Queen's or King's Counsel collectively. inner city the central most densely populated area of a city (also (with hyphen) attrib.: inner-city housing). inner-directed Psychol. governed by standards formed in childhood. inner man (or woman)
1 the soul or mind.
2 joc. the stomach. inner planet an inferior planet (see INFERIOR adj. 3).
inner space
1 the region between the earth and outer space, or below the surface of the sea.
2 the part of the mind not normally accessible to consciousness. inner-spring US = interior-sprung. Inner Temple one of the two Inns of Court on the site of the Temple in London (cf. Middle Temple). inner tube a separate inflatable tube inside the cover of a pneumatic tyre.
1 the soul or mind.
2 joc. the stomach. inner planet an inferior planet (see INFERIOR adj. 3).
inner space
1 the region between the earth and outer space, or below the surface of the sea.
2 the part of the mind not normally accessible to consciousness. inner-spring US = interior-sprung. Inner Temple one of the two Inns of Court on the site of the Temple in London (cf. Middle Temple). inner tube a separate inflatable tube inside the cover of a pneumatic tyre.
Derivative
innerly adv. innermost adj. innerness n.
Etymology
OE innera (adj.), compar. of IN
THESAURUS
inner
absolute, central, certain, close, concealed, concrete, constitutional, deep, deep-seated, defined, definite, detailed, determinate, different, distinct, distinguished, esoteric, especial, essential, exceptional, express, extraordinary, familiar, fixed, focal, gut, hidden, immanent, implanted, implicit, inalienable, individual, indoor, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inmost, innermost, inside, interior, internal, intestine, intimate, intrinsic, inward, inwrought, irreducible, middle, minute, noteworthy, nuclear, particular, personal, precise, private, resident, respective, secret, several, singular, solipsistic, special, specific, subjective, unalienable, unchallengeable, unquestionable, visceralROGET THESAURUS
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Interiority
N interiority, inside, interior, interspace, subsoil, substratum, intrados, contents, substance, pith, marrow, backbone, heart, bosom, breast, abdomen, vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap, penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses, cave, interior, internal, inner, inside, inward, intraregarding, inmost, innermost, deep seated, gut, intestine, intestinal, inland, subcutaneous, abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic, interstitial, inwrought, inclosed, home, domestic, indoor, intramural, vernacular, endemic, internally, inwards, within, in, inly, here in, there in, where in, ab intra, withinside, in doors, within doors, at home, in the bosom of one's family.For further exploring for "inner" in Webster Dictionary Online