Meaning

6 senses
  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

    inner

    вну́треннийvnútrennij

    вну́трішнійvnútrišnij

    located or occurring within or closer to a center

  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

    inside or closer to the inside of the body

  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

    exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence

Examples

139 sentences
  1. I had my wallet stolen from my inner pocket.

    ruУ меня украли бумажник из внутреннего кармана. — sharptoothed

  2. I completely trust my inner voice.

    ruЯ полностью доверяю своему внутреннему голосу. — marafon

  3. I have a precious inner beauty.

  4. Self-improvement leads to inner peace.

  5. My inner thoughts will stay private.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Origin

From Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“w

From Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en.

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