inner
See also: Inner
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪnɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪnə/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ)
Adjective edit
inner (not generally comparable, comparative innermore, superlative innermost)
- 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
- 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
- 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.
- Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
- the inner suburbs
- Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
- inner ear
- 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
- 1973, John Lennon, Out the Blue:
- I will try to express. My inner feeling and thankfulness. For showing me the meaning of success
- 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:
- 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!”
- 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
- 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[1]:
- 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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- become one with one's inner self
- inner automorphism
- inner bar
- inner cabinet
- inner cell mass
- inner child
- inner circle
- inner city
- inner-city
- inner class
- inner core
- inner critic
- inner diameter
- inner-directed
- inner ear
- inner emigration
- inner join
- inner lips
- innerly
- inner man
- inner marker
- inner mission
- innerness
- inner Oort Cloud
- inner orbital complex
- inner peace
- inner planet
- inner-platform effect
- inner product
- inner product space
- inner regular
- inner salt
- inner sanctum
- inner Solar System
- inner source
- innerstanding
- inner strength
- inner trigram
- inner tube
- inner voice
- Inner West
- inner workings
- Petersson inner product
Translations edit
being or occurring inside
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close to the centre, located near or closer to center
inside or closer to the inside of the body
relating to the mind or spirit
Noun edit
inner (plural inners)
- An inner part.
- (South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.
- A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
- (cricket) A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
- (UK politics) One who supports remaining in the European Union.
- (military, firearms) The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "One who supports remaining in the EU"): outer
Translations edit
inner part
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: in‧ner
Noun edit
inner m (plural inners, diminutive innertje n)
- collector (of taxes)
Derived terms edit
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old High German innar.
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inner (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular innerer, no comparative, strong superlative nominative masculine singular innerster)
- inner
- Antonym: äußer-
- Das größte innerstädtische Einkaufszentrum in Deutschland. ― The largest inner city shopping center in Germany.
- Dies ist der innere Ring, nicht der äußere Ring. ― This is the inner ring road, not the outer one.
- Der innere Kreis und der äußere Kreis. ― The inner circle and the outer circle.
Declension edit
Positive forms of inner (uncomparable, no predicate)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | — | — | — | — | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | innerer | innere | inneres | innere |
| genitive | inneren | innerer | inneren | innerer | |
| dative | innerem | innerer | innerem | inneren | |
| accusative | inneren | innere | inneres | innere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der innere | die innere | das innere | die inneren |
| genitive | des inneren | der inneren | des inneren | der inneren | |
| dative | dem inneren | der inneren | dem inneren | den inneren | |
| accusative | den inneren | die innere | das innere | die inneren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein innerer | eine innere | ein inneres | (keine) inneren |
| genitive | eines inneren | einer inneren | eines inneren | (keiner) inneren | |
| dative | einem inneren | einer inneren | einem inneren | (keinen) inneren | |
| accusative | einen inneren | eine innere | ein inneres | (keine) inneren | |
Superlative forms of inner (uncomparable, no predicate)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | — | — | — | — | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | innerster | innerste | innerstes | innerste |
| genitive | innersten | innerster | innersten | innerster | |
| dative | innerstem | innerster | innerstem | innersten | |
| accusative | innersten | innerste | innerstes | innerste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der innerste | die innerste | das innerste | die innersten |
| genitive | des innersten | der innersten | des innersten | der innersten | |
| dative | dem innersten | der innersten | dem innersten | den innersten | |
| accusative | den innersten | die innerste | das innerste | die innersten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein innerster | eine innerste | ein innerstes | (keine) innersten |
| genitive | eines innersten | einer innersten | eines innersten | (keiner) innersten | |
| dative | einem innersten | einer innersten | einem innersten | (keinen) innersten | |
| accusative | einen innersten | eine innerste | ein innerstes | (keine) innersten | |
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Preposition edit
inner (+ dative)
Etymology 2 edit
Contraction edit
inner f
- (colloquial) in the
Further reading edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German innar. Compare German inner, English inner.
Adjective edit
inner