inner Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite located inward
   interior; internal.
   
   • Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein
   • she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby
   • an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.
2. adjective located or occurring within or closer to a center
   
   • an inner room
3. adjective satellite innermost or essential
   internal; intimate.
   
   • the inner logic of Cubism
   • the internal contradictions of the theory
   • the intimate structure of matter
4. adjective satellite confined to an exclusive group
   inside; privileged.
   
   • privy to inner knowledge
   • inside information
   • privileged information
5. adjective satellite exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence
   
   • inner regions of the organization
   • inner circles of government
6. adjective satellite inside or closer to the inside of the body
   
   • the inner ear

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