inner

/ˈɪnə/ adjective, noun

Forms innermore innermost inmost inners inmore

1. adjective 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”
2. adjective Close to the centre, located near or closer to center. “the inner suburbs”
3. adjective Inside or closer to the inside of the body. “inner ear”
4. adjective 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. adjective 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. adjective 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”
7. noun An inner part.
8. noun (South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.
9. noun A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
10. noun (cricket) A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
11. noun (UK politics) One who supports remaining in the European Union.
12. noun (military, firearms) The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.
13. noun (science fiction) An inhabitant of the inner planets of the Solar System

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “inner”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details