Definition of inwardness

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  • inwardness is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • inwardness is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
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Definition of inwardness

  • preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values) (noun)

    Examples

    1. Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness

    Synonyms

    1. internality
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. center
    2. centre
    3. core
    4. essence
    5. gist
    6. heart
    7. heart and soul
    8. kernel
    9. marrow
    10. meat
    11. nitty-gritty
    12. nub
    13. pith
    14. substance
    15. sum
  • preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values (noun)

    Examples

    1. the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness
    2. inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright
  • the quality or state of being inward or internal (noun)

    Examples

    1. the inwardness of the body's organs

See definition of inwardness in Merriam Webster