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INWARDNESS
inwardness, internality
(noun) preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); “Socrates’ inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness”- H.R.Finch
inwardness
(noun) the quality or state of being inward or internal; “the inwardness of the body’s organs”
inwardness
(noun) 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”
kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inwardness (countable and uncountable, plural inwardnesses)
The characteristic of being inward; directed towards the inside.
(obsolete) Internal or true state; essential nature.
(obsolete) intimacy; familiarity
(obsolete) heartiness; earnestness
Synonyms
• (true state; essential nature): crux, gist; See also gist
Source: Wiktionary
In"ward*ness, n.
1. Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the inwardness of conduct. Sense can not arrive to the inwardness Of things. Dr. H. More.
2. Intimacy; familiarity. [Obs.] Shak.
3. Heartiness; earnestness. What was wanted was more inwardness, more feeling. M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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