inwardness
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(noun) preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature esp ethical or ideological values: "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch |
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Related Words: introversion, otherworldliness, spirituality |
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Antonyms: outwardness |
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(noun) the quality or state of being inward or internal: "the inwardness of the body's organs" |
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Related Words: position, spatial relation |
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Antonyms: outwardness |
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(noun) preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values: "the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness"; "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness" |
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Related Words: cognitive state, state of mind |
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Antonyms: outwardness |
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(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the nub of the story" |
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Synonyms: center, core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum |
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Related Words: cognitive content, content, hypostasis, mental object, quintessence, stuff |
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