inner

English Online Dictionary. What means inner‎? What does inner mean?

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ)

Adjective

inner (not generally comparable, comparative innermore, superlative innermost)

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.
2. Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.

3. 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.
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.

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.

Synonyms

• interior
• internal

Antonyms

• outer

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

inner (plural inners)

1. An inner part.
2. (South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.
3. A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
4. (cricket) A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
5. (UK politics) One who supports remaining in the European Union.
6. (military, firearms) The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “One who supports remaining in the EU”): outer

Translations

See also

Anagrams

• niner, renin

Dutch

Etymology

From innen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: in‧ner

Noun

inner m (plural inners, diminutive innertje n)

1. collector (of taxes)

Derived terms

• belastinginner

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German innar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnɐ/

Adjective

inner (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular innerer, no comparative, strong superlative nominative masculine singular innerster)

1. inner

   Antonym: äußer-

   Das größte innerstädtische Einkaufszentrum in Deutschland. ― The largest inner city shopping center in Germany.

   Dies ist der innere Ring, nicht der äußere Ring. ― This is the inner ring road, not the outer one.

   Der innere Kreis und der äußere Kreis. ― The inner circle and the outer circle.

Declension

Derived terms

• Inneres
• innerlich

Related terms

• zuinnerst

Preposition

inner [with dative]

1. within

   Synonyms: innert, innerhalb

Etymology 2

Contraction of in der

Contraction

inner f

1. (colloquial) in the

Further reading

• “inner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “inner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German innar. Compare German inner, English inner.

Adjective

inner

1. inner