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Webster 1913 Edition


Inner

In′ner

(ĭn′nẽr)
,
Adj.
[AS.
innera
, a compar. fr.
inne
within, fr.
in
in. See
In
.]
1.
Further in; interior; internal; not outward;
as, an
inner
chamber
.
2.
Of or pertaining to the spirit or its phenomena.
This attracts the soul,
Governs the
inner
man, the nobler part.
Milton.
3.
Not obvious or easily discovered; obscure.
Inner house
(Scot.)
,
the first and second divisions of the court of Session at Edinburgh; also, the place of their sittings.
Inner jib
(Naut.)
,
a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay running from the fore-topmast head to the jib boom.
Inner plate
(Arch.)
,
the wall plate which lies nearest to the center of the roof, in a double-plated roof.
Inner post
(Naut.)
,
a piece brought on at the fore side of the main post, to support the transoms.
Inner square
(Carp.)
,
the angle formed by the inner edges of a carpenter’s square.

Webster 1828 Edition


Inner

IN'NER

,
Adj.
[from in.] Interior; farther inward than something else, as an inner chamber; the inner court of a temple or palace.
1.
Interior; internal; not outward; as the inner man. Eph.3.

Definition 2024


inner

inner

English

Adjective

inner (not generally comparable, comparative, superlative innermost)

  1. 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
  2. Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
    the inner suburbs
  3. Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
    inner ear
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
    • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
      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.

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Noun

inner (plural inners)

  1. An inner part.
  2. (South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.
  3. A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
  4. (cricket) A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
  5. (Britain, politics) One who supports remaining in the European Union.

Antonyms

  • (One who supports remaining in the EU): outer

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: in‧ner

Etymology

From innen + -er

Noun

inner m (plural inners, diminutive innertje n)

  1. collector (of taxes)

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German

Etymology

From Old High German innar.

Pronunciation

Adjective

inner (not comparable)

  1. inner

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Related terms

  • innerster

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Preposition

inner (+ dative)

  1. within

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