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inwardness
in·ward·ness I0219800 (ĭn′wərd-nĭs)n.1. Intimacy; familiarity.2. Preoccupation with one's own thoughts or feelings; introspection.3. The intrinsic or indispensable properties of something; essence.in•ward•ness (ˈɪn wərd nɪs) n. 1. the state of being inward or internal. 2. depth of thought or feeling; introspection. 3. preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature; spirituality. 4. the fundamental or intrinsic character of something; essence. 5. inner meaning or significance. 6. intimacy. [1350–1400] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | inwardness - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"essence, heart and soul, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, gist, kernel, meat, nub, sum, core, marrow, heart, center, centrecognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learnedbare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story"hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying realityhaecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any otherquintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of somethingstuff - a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" | | 2. | inwardness - preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values; "the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness"; "inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright"cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processesoutwardness - concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit; "what is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste"; "an abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it" | | 3. | inwardness - the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body's organs"spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"externality, outwardness - the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world" | | 4. | inwardness - preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finchinternalityotherworldliness, spiritism, spirituality, spiritualism - concern with things of the spiritintroversion - (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelingsoutwardness - a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness" | Translationsinwardness
Synonyms for inwardnessnoun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experienceSynonyms- essence
- heart and soul
- nitty-gritty
- pith
- substance
- gist
- kernel
- meat
- nub
- sum
- core
- marrow
- heart
- center
- centre
Related Words- cognitive content
- mental object
- content
- bare bones
- hypostasis
- haecceity
- quiddity
- quintessence
- stuff
noun preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological valuesRelated Words- cognitive state
- state of mind
Antonymsnoun the quality or state of being inward or internalRelated WordsAntonymsnoun preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)SynonymsRelated Words- otherworldliness
- spiritism
- spirituality
- spiritualism
- introversion
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