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[in-werd-nis]

in·ward·ness

[in-werd-nis]
noun
1.
the state of being inward or internal: the inwardness of the body's organs.
2.
depth of thought or feeling; concern with one's own affairs and oneself; introspection.
3.
preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature; spirituality.
4.
the fundamental or intrinsic character of something; essence.
5.
inner meaning or significance.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see inward, -ness
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inward (ˈɪnwəd)
 
adj
1.  going or directed towards the middle of or into something
2.  situated within; inside
3.  of, relating to, or existing in the mind or spirit: inward meditation
4.  of one's own country or a specific country: inward investment
 
adv
5.  a variant of inwards
 
n
6.  the inward part; inside
 
'inwardness
 
n

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