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outwardness

noun

A concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts)

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
O
Ends with
S
Contains
UT
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈaʊtwədnɪs

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noun

  1. A concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts)

    “Hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness”

noun

  1. The quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior

    “The outwardness of the world”

noun

  1. 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”

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Hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness
The outwardness of the world
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

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