inner
Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
Adjective 4 meanings
Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
“inner door; inner room; inner sanctum; inner surface”
Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
“the inner suburbs”
Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
Of mind or spirit, relating to the mind or spirit, to spiritual or mental processes, mental, spiritual, relating to somebody's private feelings or happening in somebody's mind, existing as an often repressed part of one's psychological makeup.
“inner confidence; inner strength; inner life; inner child; inner artist; inner peace; inner light”
Noun 4 meanings
An inner part.
A duvet, excluding the cover.
A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
Etymology
From Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en.
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INNER at a glance
INNER has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + N 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,940 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with inner
All rhymes- PARTNER9
- OWNER8
- WINNER9
- DINNER7
- CORNER8
- MANNER8
- COMMISSIONER18
- DESIGNER10
- SOONER6
- PRISONER10
- TURNER6
- RUNNER6
One letter away
- INTER5
- INFER8
- INKER9
- INNED6
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