OUTWARDNESS

outwardness

(noun) a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); “hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness”

outwardness, externality

(noun) the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; “the outwardness of the world”

outwardness

(noun) concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit; “what is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste”; “an abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outwardness (usually uncountable, plural outwardnesses)

(uncountable) The quality of being outward.

(countable) The result or product of being outward.

Source: Wiktionary



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PARSEC

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