inner
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˈɪnər/
:
interior
- There is an inner voice that knows truth.
- inner self
- inner life
- inner peace
We deal with such things as as the inner drama of childhood.
- We deal with such things as as the inner drama of childhood.
- And so it becomes a inner commitment to truth.
- Over time, this will make your inner weather balmier.
- How many of them truly have inner self-confidence?
- You know, your inner self, your inner knowing is, is important.
- These people have an unbelievable inner life that is going on.
- My strength is I trust my inner being.
- So he tells us that her life is marked by inner desperation, right?
- That is your little kid, that magical world of the inner you coming online.
- OK, unleashing your inner genius, your inner creativity, your inner strengths.
- And I'm talking like white lies, like I my inner monologue changed.
- We need more things that start inner conversations.
- And it's similar to myself, the the cruel inner critic, self critic.
- But there's also the mystery of inner space, not outer space.
Examples
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You two kids need to get in touch with your inner child.
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Meditation can help you connect with your inner thoughts and feelings.
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Says this is going to give us the inner being of things.
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You know, your inner self, your inner knowing is, is important.
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My strength is I trust my inner being.
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I understand freedom as a feeling, the inner feeling of being able to do as I want.
Academic text (1999) -
We deal with such things as as the inner drama of childhood.
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These people have an unbelievable inner life that is going on.
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I help people overcome inner obstacles.
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You're here to relax, make friends, and most of all, discover that real inner love of self and God's spirit.
Synonyms
338
3.5
Inside a person, object, or system, not outside
22
4.5
The part that is deepest and most private inside a person or thing
12
4.6
Inside a person's thoughts and feelings
3
6.2
In the innermost part of something
2
7.1
Deep private feelings or thoughts that a person keeps inside
1
3.2
Inside a building or object, not outside
Antonyms
Compounds
18
6.3
The parts and things that happen inside something like a company or machine that people do not see
- Jargon
2
9.9
A quiet feeling of God's presence inside a person that guides their choices
- Specialized
1
8.0
A number you get from two lists of numbers by multiplying and adding matching parts
- Jargon
A long collared robe with narrow sleeves worn by priests and monks under other clothes
A group of islands off the west coast of Scotland between the mainland and the Outer Hebrides
- Archaic
A sail near the front of a large sailing ship that sits between two other front sails
- Offensive
A joking way to describe acting like a robot, speaking in a flat voice and using fixed replies
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
inner = (semi-transparent) = in + er
The relation to 'in' is recognizable, but '-er' here is an older comparative or relational ending rather than a fully productive modern pattern. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Inner comes from the old prefix in- meaning 'in' or 'inside', like in inside. That's why we use inner to talk about the most central, deepest, or most important part of an idea or feeling.