inner

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnə/

adjective

[attributive]
  • 1situated inside or further in; internal: an inner courtyard the inner thigh
  • close to the centre: inner London
  • close to the centre of power: the inner cabinet
  • 2mental or spiritual: a test of inner strength
  • (of thoughts or feelings) private and not expressed or discernible: inner feelings a speaker’s inner thoughts
  • denoting a concealed or unacknowledged part of a person’s personality: it’s time to get in touch with your inner geek join a choir and give voice to that inner diva who has been hidden away too long

noun

  • the inner part of something: using his rock shoes as inners for his double boots
  • (in archery and shooting) a division of the target next to the bullseye.
  • a shot that strikes the inner: the Doctor found the bull, and held it to the close, while Servis only scored inners

Derivatives

innerly

adverb ( literary)

innerness

noun ( literary)

Origin:

Old English innerra, innra, comparative of in