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inwardness
noun
preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- I
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- NWARDNES
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
“{'source': 'H.R.Finch', 'text': "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"}”
noun
the quality or state of being inward or internal
“the inwardness of the body's organs”
noun
preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values
“the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness”
noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
“the gist of the prosecutor's argument”
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{'source': 'H.R.Finch', 'text': "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"}
the inwardness of the body's organs
the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness
inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright
the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story
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