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inwardness

[ in-werd-nis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the state of being inward or internal:
the inwardness of the body's organs.
depth of thought or feeling; concern with one's own affairs and oneself; introspection.
preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature; spirituality.
the fundamental or intrinsic character of something; essence.
inner meaning or significance.
intimacy.

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; inward, -ness

I know that I wanted to be in love, and that my own past, and my own inwardness, made this impossible.

Throughout, these weighty matters are examined candidly and wistfully, with the wisdom that only age and inwardness can bring.

You two wretched, whited sepulchres havent got hold of the true inwardness of Mauds character.

If art is to make the inwardness of man its subject, the artist cannot remain an indifferent portrayer.

"And I am sorry to say that even yet I am profoundly ignorant as to its true inwardness," smiled Constance.

If this effort fails, the whole effort of development towards unity and inwardness fails.

Everything is brought back to its roots in the needs, aspirations, and inwardness of the soul.

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