Inner vs Innermost - What's the difference?
inner | innermost |
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.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
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.
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, title= Not obvious, private, not expressed, not apparent, hidden, less apparent, deeper, obscure, ; innermost or essential, needing to be examined closely or thought about in order to be seen or understood.
Privileged, more or most privileged, more or most influential, intimate, exclusive, more important, more intimate, private, secret, confined to an exclusive group, exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence being near a center especially of influence.
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, chapter=2 An inner part.
A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
(cricket) A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
Farthest inside or towards the center or middle.
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, volume=189, issue=1, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
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As adjectives the difference between inner and innermost
is that inner is 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 while innermost is farthest inside or towards the center or middle.As a noun inner
is an inner part.inner
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Synonyms
* interior * internalAntonyms
* outerDerived terms
* innernessNoun
(en noun)Anagrams
* ----innermost
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