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in·ward
I. \ˈinwərd, ˈinwəd\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English inward, from Old English inweard, inneweard, innanweard; Old English inweard akin to Middle Dutch inwaert inward, Old High German inwert, all from a prehistoric West Germanic compound whose first constituent is represented by Old English in, inn, adverb, in, and whose second constituent is represented by Old English -weard -ward; Old English inneweard from inne within (akin to Old High German & Old Norse inni within, Gothic inna, all from a prehistoric Germanic word derived from the word represented by Old English in, inn, adverb, in) + -weard -ward; Old English innanweard akin to Old Norse innanverthr inward, both from a prehistoric North Germanic-West Germanic compound whose first constituent is represented by Old English & Old Norse innan within, from within, Old High German innan, innana within, Gothic innana (all from a prehistoric Germanic word derived from the word represented by Old English in, inn, adverb, in) and whose second constituent is represented by Old English -weard -ward — more at in (adverb), -ward
1.
a. : situated on the inside : inner, internal
< inward smile >
< the whole body moves in response to some inward rhythm — Ellen Glasgow >
b. : produced from within : muffled
< her words were inward and indistinct — Ann Radcliffe >
2.
a. : of or relating to the mind or spirit : mental, spiritual
< inward peace >
< the scholar … lives an inward and unmaterial life — P.E.More >
< inward struggle of the heroes to find their own truth — Leslie Rees >
b. : of or relating to religious faith : devout, pious
< monks … free the soul from corporeality and make it inward — José Ortega y Gasset >
3.
a. : of or relating to close acquaintance : familiar, intimate
< intimate and inward, not outward from the child — R.L.Shayon >
< more inward with the Tudor-Stuart dramatists than any man … before or since — T.S.Eliot >
b. obsolete : confidential, secret
< what is inward between us, let it pass — Shakespeare >
4. archaic : of or relating to the homeland : domestic
< the dangers inward they foresaw would be from the noblemen removed from the Queen's Council — Robert Norton >
5. : directed toward the interior : ingoing
< inward slope of radiator grille — Car Life >
Synonyms: see inner
II. adverb
or inwards \“\
Etymology: Middle English inward, inwardes; Middle English inward from Old English inweard, from inweard, adjective; Middle English inwardes from inward + -es (adverbially functioning gen. singular ending of nouns) — more at inward (adjective), -'s
1.
a. : toward the inside : toward the center or interior
< the sides of the hole seemed to slope inward until they met — Gwyn Thomas >
< ships … that tried to run either inward or outward through the blockade — C.S.Forester >
specifically : homeward
< inward bound >
b. obsolete : on the inside : internally
< the maple seldom inward sound — Edmund Spenser >
2. : toward the inner being : into the mind or spirit
< his rich emotions began to turn inward — H.S.Canby >
III. \“, in sense 2 usually ˈinə(r)d\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English inneweard, from inneweard, adjective — more at inward (adjective)
1. : an inner being or nature : essence, spirit
< make thine inward like unto thine outward — John Payne >
— usually used in plural
< Jefferson puts the inwards of the issue in these terms — Archibald MacLeish >
2.
a. : an inside or interior part
< their forms fled to the dusky inward of his mysterious box — Ross Lockridge >
— often used in plural
< saw him … glare down into the mysterious inwards of the engine — Wallace Stegner >
b. : innards — usually used in plural
< the gastroenterologist manages our nervous inwards — Greer Williams >
3. obsolete : an intimate friend : confidant
< I was an inward of his — Shakespeare >
IV. \ˈinˌwȯrd\ noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin inwarda, inguarda, probably from (assumed) Old English inweard, from Old English in, inn, adverb, in + weard ward, action of guarding — more at in (adverb), ward (n.)
: bodyguard service rendered to a king by his sokemen when he visits their shire |