nnoun.cognitionthe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experienceSynset:center centre core essence gist heart heart and soul kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum
Examples:- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
Derivationally Related Form:pithyessentialcentralsummatemeaty
Hypernyms:cognitive content content mental object
Inherited Hypernyms:kernelcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bare boneshaecceityhypostasisquiddityquintessencestuff
Full Hyponyms:bare boneshypostasisquiddityquintessencestuff
nnoun.cognitionpreoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological valuesExamples:- the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness
- inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright
Antonyms:outwardness
Derivationally Related Form:inward
Hypernyms:cognitive state state of mind
Inherited Hypernyms:inwardnesscognitive statepsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe quality or state of being inward or internalExamples:- the inwardness of the body's organs
Antonyms:outwardness
Derivationally Related Form:inward
Hypernyms:position spatial relation
Inherited Hypernyms:inwardnesspositionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.attributepreoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)Attributes:inward
Synset:internality
Examples:- Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness - H.R.Finch
Antonyms:outwardness
Derivationally Related Form:inward
Hypernyms:introversion
Inherited Hypernyms:inwardnessintroversionunsociabilitydispositionnaturetraitattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:otherworldlinessspiritismspiritualismspirituality
Full Hyponyms:spirituality