inner inner /ˈɪnɝ/

adjective

1. () Located inward  ( interior , internal , inner )
   located inward
    Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle
   Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle
    She thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it
   she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it
    An internal sense of rightousness
   an internal sense of rightousness
   
2. () Located or occurring within or closer to a center  ( inner )
   located or occurring within or closer to a center
    An inner room
   an inner room
   
3. () Innermost or essential  ( internal , intimate , inner )
   innermost or essential
    The inner logic of Cubism
   the inner logic of Cubism
    The internal contradictions of the theory
   the internal contradictions of the theory
    The intimate structure of matter
   the intimate structure of matter
   
4. () Confined to an exclusive group  ( inside , privileged , inner )
   confined to an exclusive group
    Privy to inner knowledge
   privy to inner knowledge
    Inside information
   inside information
    Privileged information
   privileged information
   
5. (anatomy) inside or closer to the inside of the body  ( inner )
   (anatomy) inside or closer to the inside of the body
    The inner ear
   the inner ear
   
6. Exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence  ( inner )
   exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence
    Inner regions of the organization
   inner regions of the organization
    Inner circles of government
   inner circles of government