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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

innere

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈɪnəʁə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inner/ˈɪn.ər/
adjectivenounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #340 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie fand durch Meditation zu ihrer inneren Ruhe."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Situated inside or further in; internal.

    "They unlocked the inner door to access the restricted archives."
  2. 2

    Of or concerning the mind or spirit; confidential or private.

    "She shared her deepest inner thoughts only with her closest confidants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'innera', meaning comparative of 'inne' (within), originating from Proto-Germanic *inz-ra-. Historically used to denote spatial interiority, its semantic scope expanded over centuries to encompass psychological, spiritual, and confidential dimensions of existence.

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