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Meaning of 'inwardness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inwardness [ n.]
- Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the inwardness of conduct.
- Intimacy; familiarity.
- Heartiness; earnestness.

Meaning of 'inwardness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inwardness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values
Example in sentence:
  • inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright;
  • the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness
Meaning (2):
- preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
Example in sentence:
  • Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness
Meaning (3):
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Example in sentence:
  • the gist of the prosecutor's argument;
  • the heart and soul of the Republican Party;
  • the nub of the story
Meaning (4):
- the quality or state of being inward or internal
Example in sentence:
  • the inwardness of the body's organs

Nearby Words:

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