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in·ner

(ĭn′ər)

adj.

1. Located or occurring farther inside: an inner room; an inner layer of warm clothing.

2. Less apparent; deeper: the inner meaning of a poem.

3. Of or relating to the mind or spirit: "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle" (Leonard Bernstein).

4. More exclusive, influential, or important: the inner circles of government.

[Middle English, from Old English innera; see en in Indo-European roots.]

in′ner n.

in′ner·ly adv. & adj.

in′ner·ness n.

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inner

(ˈɪnə)

adj (prenominal)

1. being or located further inside: an inner room.

2. happening or occurring inside: inner movement.

3. relating to the soul, mind, spirit, etc: inner feelings.

4. more profound or obscure; less apparent: the inner meaning.

5. exclusive or private: inner regions of the party.

6. (Chemistry) chem (of a compound) having a cyclic structure formed or apparently formed by reaction of one functional group in a molecule with another group in the same molecule: an inner ester.

(Archery) archery

a. the red innermost ring on a target

b. a shot which hits this ring

ˈinnerly adv

ˈinnerness n

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in•ner

(ˈɪn ər)

adj.

1. situated within or farther within; interior: an inner room.

2. more intimate, private, or secret: the inner workings of an organization.

3. of or pertaining to the mind or spirit; mental; spiritual: the inner life.

4. not obvious; hidden or obscure: an inner meaning.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English innera, comp. based on the adv. inne within, inside]

in′ner•ly, adv., adj.

in′ner•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	inner - located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr. interior, internal inward - relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections"
	2.	inner - located or occurring within or closer to a center; "an inner room" central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position" outer - being on the outside or further from a center; "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"
	3.	inner - innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" internal, intimate intrinsic, intrinsical - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey
	4.	inner - confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" inside, privileged exclusive - excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"
	5.	inner - exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence; "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government" exclusive - excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"
	6.	inner - inside or closer to the inside of the body; "the inner ear" anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals internal - happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"

inner

adjective

1. inside, internal, interior, inward She got up and went into an inner office.
inside outside, external, outer, outward, exterior

2. central, middle, internal, interior I've always taught in inner London.

3. intimate, close, personal, near, private, friendly, confidential, cherished, bosom He was part of the Francoist inner circle.

4. hidden, deep, secret, underlying, obscure, repressed, esoteric, unrevealed He loves studying chess and discovering its inner secrets.
hidden revealed, obvious, visible, surface, exposed, overt, unconcealed, unrepressed

5. mental, emotional, intellectual, psychological, spiritual All we need to know about his inner life is in his art.

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inner

adjective

1. Located inside or farther in:

inlying, inside, interior, internal.

2. Of, relating to, or arising from one's mental or spiritual being:

interior, internal, intimate, inward, visceral.

Slang: gut.

3. Being closer to a center of power and influence:

inside.

Translations

إطار داخِليداخِليدَاخِليٌّ

vnitřnískrytý

indreindvendig

inner innerer

εσώτερος

interior interno íntimo profundo

sisä-

intérieur interne profond

unutrašnji

innrileyndur

interno intimo interiore

内側の

안의

esantis gilumojekameraslapčiausiasvidinis

apslēptsiekšējaisiekšējs

notranjiskrit

inre

ข้างใน

içiçerdekiözel gizli

bên trong

内部的内心的

inner

[ˈɪnəʳ]

A. ADJ

1. [room, wall, door, part] → interior
inner circle → círculo m de personas más allegadas
the White House's inner circle → el círculo de personas más allegadas al presidente
the inner city barrios céntricos pobres de la ciudad que presentan problemas sociales
the inner sanctum → el sanctasanctórum
see also inner-city

2. [thoughts, emotions] → íntimo; [voice, calm, conflict] → interior
the inner life → la vida interior
the inner man (= soul) → el alma (hum) (= stomach) → el estómago
one's inner self → el fuero interno de uno

B. N (Archery) → blanco m

C. CPD inner ear N → oído m interno
Inner London N → el centro de Londres
Inner Mongolia N → Mongolia f Interior
inner sole N (in shoe) → plantilla f
inner spring mattress N (US) → colchón m de muelles interiores
inner tube N (in tyre) → cámara f, llanta f (LAm)

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inner

[ˈɪnə^r] adj

(concerning position) [room, courtyard] → intérieur(e)

(concerning feelings) [strength, calm, peace, beauty] → intérieur(e); [turmoil, conflict, tensions] → intérieur(e) inner self

the inner workings of sth [+ system, organization] → les rouages de qch
the inner workings of the system → les rouages du systèmeinner child n → moi m enfantinner circle n [people] → cercle m restreint
the president's inner circle of advisers → le cercle restreint des conseillers du présidentinner city n → quartiers mplinner-city [ˌɪnə^rˈsɪti] modif [buildings, problems, crime, renewal] → des quartiers

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inner

adj

→ innere(r, s); inner side/door → Innenseite/-tür f; inner court/city → Innenhof m → /-stadt f; inner sole → Innensohle f

(fig) emotions, beauty, voice → innere(r, s); meaning → verborgen; his inner circle of friends → sein engster Freundeskreis; he wasn’t one of the inner circle → er gehörte nicht zum engeren Kreise; inner life → Seelenleben nt; inner self → wahres Ich; the inner man (= soul) → das Innere; the needs of the inner man → die inneren Bedürfnisse

n (Archery) → Schwarze(s) nt

inner

inner ear

n → Innenohr nt

inner harbour

n → Innenbecken nt

innermost

adj → innerste(r, s); inner in somebody → zuinnerst in jdm; in the inner recesses of the mind → in den hintersten Winkeln des Gehirns; his inner being/heart → sein Innerstes; in the inner depths of the forest → im tiefsten Wald

inner part

n (Mus) → Mittelstimme f

inner tube

n → Schlauch m

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inner

[ˈɪnəʳ] adj (place) → interno/a, interiore; (thoughts, emotions) → intimo/a, profondo/a

inner

(ˈinə) adjective

1. placed etc on the inside or further in. The inner tube of his tyre was punctured.

2. (of feelings etc) secret or hidden. I could not guess what his inner thoughts might be.

ˈinnermost adjective

1. placed etc furthest from the edge or outside. the innermost parts of the castle.

2. (also inmost) most secret or hidden. his innermost feelings; in the inmost corners of his heart.

ˈinner tube noun

a rubber tube filled with air inside a car tyre or a bicycle tyre.

inner

→ دَاخِليٌّ vnitřní indre innerer εσώτερος interno sisä- interne unutrašnji interno 内側の 안의 binnenste indre wewnętrzny interno внутренний inre ข้างใน iç bên trong 内部的

inner

a. interior.

inner

adj interno, interior

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We have passed entirely through its crust to the inner world."

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There was a fire in the outer division of the room, but none in the inner; and for that reason, I suppose, the curtains were drawn.

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I followed him, and found myself in a small apartment, plainly but not uncomfortably furnished and with its inner door, which was slightly ajar, opening into a paved courtyard.

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A second and third door receded before me and slipped to one side as the first, before I reached a large inner chamber where I found food and drink set out upon a great stone table.

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The outer circuit was covered as a lean-to all round this inner apartment, and long rafters lay from the thirty-two angles to the top posts of the inner house, being about twenty feet distant, so that there was a space like a walk within the outer wicker-wall, and without the inner, near twenty feet wide.

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At the turn in the cleft the stairs ended, and the path was level; but it wound and twisted in a serpentine fashion, until suddenly at a sharp angle it debouched upon a narrow court, across which loomed an inner wall equally as high as the outer.

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It is only since I have joined this Society that I have been made aware that in addition to the general members, of which body I believe that the Duchess and I are the sole representatives here, there are special members, and members of the inner circle.

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Then he unlocked one of the safes and drew out from an inner drawer a parchment book bound in brown vellum.

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The visitor slipped a plain metal armlet from above his elbow, and pointing to an inscription upon its inner surface, whispered a word or two to the clerk.

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Professor Maxon and von Horn walked over to the workshop and the inner campong to ascertain what damage had been done there.

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Their inner life was so safe that they could bargain over externals in a way that would have been incredible to Aunt Juley, and impossible for Tibby or Charles.

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Only by the inner purification of myself can I retain in some degree of purity the liquid I receive."