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in·ner  (nr)
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.]

inner n.
inner·ly adv. & adj.
inner·ness n.

inner [ˈɪnə]
adj (prenominal)
1. being or located further inside an inner room
2. happening or occurring inside inner movement
3. relating to the soul, mind, spirit, etc. inner feelings
4. more profound or obscure; less apparent the inner meaning
5. exclusive or private inner regions of the party
6. (Chemistry) Chem (of a compound) having a cyclic structure formed or apparently formed by reaction of one functional group in a molecule with another group in the same molecule an inner ester
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) Also called red Archery
a.  the red innermost ring on a target
b.  a shot which hits this ring
innerly  adv
innerness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inner - located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.
inward - relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections"
2.inner - located or occurring within or closer to a center; "an inner room"
central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"
outer - being on the outside or further from a center; "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"
3.inner - innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"
intrinsic, intrinsical - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey
4.inner - confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information"
exclusive - excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"
5.inner - exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence; "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government"
exclusive - excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"
6.inner - inside or closer to the inside of the body; "the inner ear"
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
internal - happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"

inner
adjective
1. inside, internal, interior, inward She got up and went into an inner office.
inside outside, external, outer, outward, exterior
2. central, middle, internal, interior I've always taught in inner London.
3. intimate, close, personal, near, private, friendly, confidential, cherished, bosom He was part of the Francoist inner circle.
4. hidden, deep, secret, underlying, obscure, repressed, esoteric, unrevealed He loves studying chess and discovering its inner secrets.
hidden revealed, obvious, visible, surface, exposed, overt, unconcealed, unrepressed
5. mental, emotional, intellectual, psychological, spiritual All we need to know about his inner life is in his art.
Translations
inner [ˈɪnəʳ]
A. ADJ
1. [room, wall, door, part] → interior
inner circlecírculo m de personas más allegadas
the White House's inner circleel círculo de personas más allegadas al presidente
the inner city barrios céntricos pobres de la ciudad que presentan problemas sociales
the inner sanctumel sanctasanctórum
see also inner-city
2. [thoughts, emotions] → íntimo; [voice, calm, conflict] → interior
the inner lifela vida interior
the inner man (= soul) → el alma (hum) (= stomach) → el estómago
one's inner selfel fuero interno de uno
B. N (Archery) → blanco m
C. CPD inner ear Noído m interno
Inner London Nel centro de Londres
Inner Mongolia NMongolia f Interior
inner sole N (in shoe) → plantilla f
inner spring mattress N (US) → colchón m de muelles interiores
inner tube N (in tyre) → cámara f, llanta f (LAm)

inner [ˈɪnər] adj
(concerning position) [room, courtyard] → intérieur(e)
(concerning feelings) [strength, calm, peace, beauty] → intérieur(e); [turmoil, conflict, tensions] → intérieur(e) inner self
the inner workings of sth [+ system, organization] → les rouages de qch
the inner workings of the system → les rouages du système
inner child nmoi m enfant
inner circle n [people] → cercle m restreint
the president's inner circle of advisers → le cercle restreint des conseillers du président
inner city nquartiers mpl
inner-city [ˌɪnərˈsɪti] modif [buildings, problems, crime, renewal] → des quartiers

inner
adj
innere(r, s); inner side/doorInnenseite/-tür f; inner court/cityInnenhof m/-stadt f; inner soleInnensohle f
(fig) emotions, beauty, voiceinnere(r, s); meaningverborgen; his inner circle of friendssein engster Freundeskreis; he wasn’t one of the inner circleer gehörte nicht zum engeren Kreise; inner lifeSeelenleben nt; inner selfwahres Ich; the inner man (= soul)das Innere; the needs of the inner mandie inneren Bedürfnisse
n (Archery) → Schwarze(s) nt

inner:
inner ear
nInnenohr nt
inner harbour
nInnenbecken nt
innermost
adjinnerste(r, s); inner in somebodyzuinnerst in jdm; in the inner recesses of the mindin den hintersten Winkeln des Gehirns; his inner being/heartsein Innerstes; in the inner depths of the forestim tiefsten Wald
inner part
n (Mus) → Mittelstimme f
inner tube
nSchlauch m

inner [ˈɪnəʳ] adj (place) → interno/a, interiore; (thoughts, emotions) → intimo/a, profondo/a
inner [ˈɪnəʳ] adj (place) → interno/a, interiore; (thoughts, emotions) → intimo/a, profondo/a

inner
adj inner [ˈinə]
1 placed etc on the inside or further in The inner tube of his tyre was punctured. binne إطار داخِلي вътрешен vnitřní indre; indvendig inner εσωτερικός interior; (inner tube= cámara) sise- داخلی sisä- intérieur; chambre à air פְּנִימִי भीतरी unutrašnji belső bagian dalam innri interno 内の 내부의 vidinis iekšējais bahagian dalam binnen- indre, innvendig, inner- wewnętrzny interior interior внутренний vnútorný notranji unutrašnji inre, invändig, inner- ข้างใน , içerdeki 內部的 внутрішній اندرونی ở trong
2 (of feelings etc) secret or hidden I could not guess what his inner thoughts might be. innerlike داخِلي скрит skrytý indre inner ενδόμυχος, μύχιος íntimo, profundo salajane نهان sisäinen profond פְּנִימִי आत्मिक unutarnji titkos tersembunyi leyndur intimo, segreto 内に秘めた 내밀한 slaptas iekšējs; apslēpts tersembunyi verborgen indre sekretny secreto tai­nic, ascuns сокровенный skrytý skriven, skrit unutrašnji inre, innerst ภายใน; ชั้นใน; ด้านใน gizli, özel 內心的 потаємний; заповітний مخفی thầm kín
adj innermost
1 placed etc furthest from the edge or outside the innermost parts of the castle. binneste الأبعَد إلى الداخِل най-вътрешен nejvnitřnější inderst innerst ενδότατος más profundo sisim داخلی ترین perimmäinen le plus profond הַפְּנִימִי בְּיוֹתֵר अंतरतम, सब से भीतर का najunutarnjiji legbelső paling dalam innstur più interno/recondito 最も奥の 맨 안쪽의 esantis gilumoje visattālākais paling dalam binnenst innerst najgłębszy interior cel mai ascuns самый отдалённый najvnútornejší najgloblji najbliži središtu innerst ซึ่งอยู่ส่วนในสุด en derindeki, en gizli 最裡面的 захований; такий, що лежить глибоко всередині بالکل اندر کی طرف trong cùng
2 (alsoinmost) most secret or hidden his innermost feelings; in the inmost corners of his heart. innerlike الأعْمَق إلى الداخِل съкровен nejskrytější inderst tiefst απόκρυφος, βαθύτερος más íntimo, más secreto varjatuim نهفته ترین sisin le plus secret חֲשָׁאִי दिली, घनिष्ठ najskrovitiji legbelső paling rahasia leyndustu più recondito 奥に秘めた 마음 속에 품은 slapčiausias visdziļākais; visapslēptākais paling rahsia intiemst innerst inne najskrytszy escondido cel mai intim/tainic самый сокровенный najskrytejší najbolj skrit najdublji innerst ซึ่งอยู่ลึกที่สุด gizli 最內在的 найглибший, потаємний چھپا ہوا tận đáy lòng
n inner tube
a rubber tube filled with air inside a car tyre or a bicycle tyre. binneband إطار داخِلي вътрешна гума duše slange der Innenreifen σαμπρέλα cámara de aire sisekumm تیوب sisärengas chambre à air פִּנימִית भीतरी ट्यूब, आन्तरिक, अन्तरंग zračnica (gumi)belső, tömlő ban dalam camera d'aria (タイヤの)チューブ (타이어의) 튜브 kamera (riepas) kamera tiub dalam binnenband slange (til sykkel/bildekk) dętka камера шины duša pneumatiky zračnica unutrašnja guma innerslang ยางในรถยนต์ lâstik 內胎 камера سائکل یا گاڑی کے پہئے کے اندر ہوا سے بھری ایک ٹیوب săm 内胎

inner باطني vnitřní indre innerer εσώτερος interno sisä- interne unutrašnji interno 内側の 안의 binnenste indre wewnętrzny interno внутренний inre ข้างใน bên trong 内部的


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I followed him, and found myself in a small apartment, plainly but not uncomfortably furnished and with its inner door, which was slightly ajar, opening into a paved courtyard.
A second and third door receded before me and slipped to one side as the first, before I reached a large inner chamber where I found food and drink set out upon a great stone table.
The outer circuit was covered as a lean-to all round this inner apartment, and long rafters lay from the thirty-two angles to the top posts of the inner house, being about twenty feet distant, so that there was a space like a walk within the outer wicker-wall, and without the inner, near twenty feet wide.
 
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