inner

adjective
/ˈɪnə/

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.

Example

“inner door;  inner room;  inner sanctum;  inner surface”

Other meanings

Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
“the inner suburbs”
Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
“inner ear”

Synonyms

interior
internal

Antonyms

outer

Related words

Inner Asia
inner automorphism
inner bar
innerbelt
Inner Brass
inner cabinet
inner cell mass
inner child
inner chimp
inner circle
inner-city
inner city

Example sentences

“How do you maintain your inner glow?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "innera".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “inner” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.