Synonyms for Inwardness & Similar Words
Definition of inwardness
- noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
- preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values; "the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness"; "inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright"
- the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body's organs"
13 synonyms found
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