HyperDic: inner

English > 6 senses of the word *inner*:
ADJECTIVE	all	inner, interior, internal	located inward
	all	inner	located or occurring within or closer to a center
	all	inner, internal, intimate	innermost / innermost or essential
	all	inner, inside, privileged	confined to an exclusive group
	all	inner	exclusive to a center
	all	inner	inside or closer to the inside of the body

inner > pronunciation
Sounds	ih'ner
Rhymes	Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner...

English > *inner*: 6 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Located inward.
Example	"Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein
Synonyms	interior, internal
Broader	inward	relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
Spanish	interior, interno
Catalan	interior, intern

English > *inner*: 6 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Located or occurring within or closer to a center.
Example	"an inner room"
Attribute of	position, spatial relation	The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Narrower	inmost, innermost	situated or occurring farthest within
Narrower	inside	Away from the outer edge
See also	central	In or near a center or constituting a center
Opposite	outer	On the outside or further from a center
Spanish	interior
Catalan	interior

English > *inner*: 6 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	innermost / innermost or essential.
Example	"the inner logic of Cubism"
Synonyms	internal, intimate
Broader	intrinsic, intrinsical	belonging to a thing by its very nature
Spanish	interior, interno
Catalan	interior, intern

English > *inner*: 6 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	Confined to an exclusive group.
Example	"privy to inner knowledge"
Synonyms	inside, privileged
Broader	exclusive	excluding much or all
Spanish	privilegiado

English > *inner*: 6 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence.
Examples	"inner regions of the organization" "inner circles of government"
Broader	exclusive	excluding much or all

English > *inner*: 6 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
Example	"the inner ear"
Category	anatomy, general anatomy	The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
Broader	internal	happening / happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
Spanish	interior, interno
Catalan	interior

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