what does inwardness mean?
INWARDNESS as NOUN
- 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
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- 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)
- 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
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- 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
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