inner

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɪnɚ/ See IPA manual

Freq #4094

Meanings

1

adj
Located on the inside or closer to the centre.

The inner courtyard was quiet and shaded.
2

adj
Relating to your private feelings or thoughts.

Meditation gave her a sense of inner peace.

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Synonyms

1 adj · located on the inside or... interior

2 adj · relating to your private... intimate

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Opposites

outer

Word family

Forms inners

Derived forms inner-cityinner-directedinnerbeltinnerlyinnernessinnernetinnersoleinnersourceinnerspringinnerstandinginnertubeinnerwear

Related forms breaker-innersit-innerswim-inner

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Simplified etymology

Inner is the comparative of in, just as Old English uttra, “outer,” was the comparative of ut, “out.”

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.

inner Middle English innera Old English *h₁en Proto-Indo-European

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# inner

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪnɚ/
**Frequency rank:** 4094

## Meanings
1. Located on the inside or closer to the centre.
2. Relating to your private feelings or thoughts.

## Examples
- The inner courtyard was quiet and shaded.
- Meditation gave her a sense of inner peace.

## Synonyms
- interior
- internal

## Antonyms
- outer

## Derived Forms
- inner-city
- inner-directed
- innerbelt
- innerly
- innerness
- innernet
- innersole
- innersource
- innerspring
- innerstanding
- innertube
- innerwear

## Related Forms
- breaker-inner
- sit-inner
- swim-inner

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inner
- Root: innera
- Root: *h₁en

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Inner 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.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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