What is the meaning of inner?

adjective

• Located inward."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.
  • synonyms: interior, internal
• Located or occurring within or closer to a center.
  • usage: "an inner room"
• Innermost or essential.
  • usage: "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"
  • synonyms: internal, intimate
• Confined to an exclusive group.
  • usage: "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information"
  • synonyms: inside, privileged
• Exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence.
  • usage: "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government"
• Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
  • usage: "the inner ear"