- inside; towards or close to the centre of a place
- an inner courtyard
- inner London
- (of feelings and thoughts) private and secret; not expressed or shown to other people
- She doesn't reveal much of her inner self.
- the inner workings of the mind
- An inner voice told him that what he was doing was wrong.
- He has to fight an inner turmoil even to step onto a plane.
- a character who makes us wish to know more about his inner life
- It's time to get in touch with your inner geek (= the part of you that likes geeky things, even though you pretend not to).
Word OriginOld English innerra, innra, comparative of in.
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