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inwardness

/'ɪnwərdnɪs/

Synonyms of inwardness Antonyms of inwardness Examples of inwardness Usage of inwardness Parts of inwardness Definition that contains inwardness Words sounding like inwardness Explanation of inwardness

noun
preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
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"Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"

Similar:

internality

Opposite:

outwardness

type of:
introversion
noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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Similar:

center centre core essence gist heart heart and soul kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum

type of:
content mental object cognitive content
noun
preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values
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"the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness" "inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright"
Opposite:

outwardness

type of:
cognitive state state of mind
noun
the quality or state of being inward or internal
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"the inwardness of the body's organs"
Opposite:

outwardness

type of:
position spatial relation

Examples of inwardness

"Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"
"the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness"
"inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright"
"the inwardness of the body's organs"