Meaning of 'inner'

adjective

inside or closer to the inside of the body

Example: "the inner ear"

adjective

located inward

Example: "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle- Leonard Bernstein"

Synonyms: interior

adjective

innermost or essential

Example: "the inner logic of Cubism"

Synonyms: intimate

adjective

exclusive to a center

adjective

confined to an exclusive group

Example: "privy to inner knowledge"

Synonyms: inside

adjective

located or occurring within or closer to a center