The difference between Inner and Outer
When used as nouns, inner means an inner part, whereas outer means an outer part.
When used as adjectives, inner means 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, whereas outer means outside.
check bellow for the other definitions of Inner and Outer
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Inner as an adjective:
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.
Examples:
"'inner door; inner room; inner sanctum; inner surface"
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Inner as an adjective:
Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
Examples:
"the inner suburbs"
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Inner as an adjective:
Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
Examples:
"'inner ear"
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Inner as an adjective:
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.
Examples:
"'inner confidence; inner strength; inner life; inner child; inner artist; inner peace; inner light"
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Inner as an adjective:
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.
Examples:
"'inner meaning; inner resources; inner logic"
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Inner as an adjective:
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.
Examples:
"'inner circle; inner council"
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Inner as a noun:
An inner part.
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Inner as a noun (South Africa):
A duvet, excluding the cover.
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Inner as a noun:
A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
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Inner as a noun (cricket):
A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
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Inner as a noun (UK, politics):
One who supports remaining in the European Union.
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Inner as a noun (military, firearms):
The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.
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Outer as an adjective:
Outside; external.
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Outer as an adjective:
Farther from the centre of the inside.
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Outer as a noun:
An outer part.
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Outer as a noun (military, firearms):
The 4th circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
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Outer as a noun:
A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
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Outer as a noun (retail):
The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
Examples:
"We ordered two [[carton]]s with twelve outers in each."
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Outer as a noun:
Someone who admits to something publicly.
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Outer as a noun:
Someone who outs another.
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Outer as a noun:
One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
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Outer as a noun:
An ouster; dispossession.
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Outer as a noun (UK, politics):
One who supports leaving the European Union.