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
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
• (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
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
