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inner

adj
/ˈɪnə/

Etymology

Capitalization of inner, from Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en. A demonym for an inhabitant of inner planets of the Solar System.

  1. derived from *h₁en✻
  2. inherited from innera
  3. inherited from inner

Definitions

  1. Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening…

    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
    • As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

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

    • the inner suburbs

  3. Inside or closer to the inside of the body.

    • inner ear
  4. ›+ 10 more definitions

    1. Of mind or spirit, relating to the mind or spirit, to spiritual or mental processes,…

      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
      • I will try to express. My inner feeling and thankfulness. For showing me the meaning of success

    2. Not obvious, private, not expressed, not apparent, hidden, less apparent, deeper, obscure

      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

    3. Privileged, more or most privileged, more or most influential, intimate, exclusive, more…

      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

    4. An inner part.

    5. A duvet, excluding the cover.

    6. A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.

    7. A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.

    8. One who supports remaining in the European Union.

    9. The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.

    10. An inhabitant of the inner planets of the Solar System

The neighborhood

Derived

become one with one's inner self, inner automorphism, inner bar, innerbelt, inner cabinet, inner cell mass, inner child, inner chimp, inner circle, inner city, inner-city, inner class, inner core, inner critic, inner diameter, inner-directed, inner ear, inner emigration, inner experience, inner eye, inner join, inner lips, innerly, inner man, inner mantle, inner marker, inner mission, innerness, innernet, inner Oort Cloud, inner orbital complex, inner peace, inner planet, inner-platform effect, inner product, inner product space, inner regular, inner salt, inner sanctum, inner semidirect product · +18 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at inner. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at inner. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at inner

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA