inner
pronunciation
How to pronounce inner in British English:
UK [ˈɪnə(r)]
How to pronounce inner in American English:
US [ˈɪnər]
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- Adjective:
- located inward
- located or occurring within or closer to a center
- innermost or essential
- confined to an exclusive group
- exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence
- inside or closer to the inside of the body
Word Origin
- inner (adj.)
- c. 1400, from Old English inra, comparative of inne (adv.) "inside" (see in). Similar formation in Old High German innaro, German inner. An unusual evolution for a comparative, it has not been used with than since Middle English. Inner tube in the pneumatic tire sense is from 1894. Inner city, in reference to poverty and crime, is attested from 1968.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Always listen to your inner wisdom .
- 2. Each layer does its best to conceal its inner workings .
- 3. A screen can reveal the inner nature of things .
- 4. I believe that inner strength emerges when times are desperate .
- 5. She 'd never seen rhineland 's inner sanctum .