in·ner ( n  r)adj. 1. Located or occurring farther inside: an inner room; an inner layer of warm clothing. 2. Less apparent; deeper: the inner meaning of a poem. 3. Of or relating to the mind or spirit: "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle" (Leonard Bernstein). 4. More exclusive, influential, or important: the inner circles of government. [Middle English, from Old English innera; see en in Indo-European roots.] in ner n.in ner·ly adv. & adj.in ner·ness n. |
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