INWARDNESS as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
    Usage Example(s)
    • Socrates” inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness- H.R.Finch
    Hypernyms(s) inwardness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Attribute(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the quality or state of being inward or internal
    Usage Example(s)
    • the inwardness of the body’’s organs
    Hypernyms(s) inwardness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • preoccupation especially with one’’s attitudes and ethical or ideological values
    Usage Example(s)
    • the sensitiveness of James’’s characters, their seeming inwardness
    • Socrates” inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness
    Hypernyms(s) inwardness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the gist of the prosecutor’’s argument
    • the heart and soul of the Republican Party
    • the nub of the story
    Hypernyms(s) inwardness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)