inwardness
1
8.9
- noun
- /ˈɪnwərdnəs/
:
esencia
- Her inwardness was evident in her thoughtful responses, which revealed her true feelings.
Examples
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Once in place, Jewish migrants established a secular culture in three languages and declined to reproduce the religious inwardness of their native towns.
Academic text (1999) -
For both Barthes and Foucault, the inwardness of mental life, the "superstition" of inferiority, is replaced by language, intertextuality, and the "discourse-object."
Academic text (1990) -
Was he not formed to express the nature of his inwardness?
Fiction book (1991) -
This inwardness of indigenous knowledge is perceived through visionary experiences.
Academic text (1999) -
She both looks out and is not looking, for her pupils are to the right, hinting at an inwardness to which we have no access.
Academic text (2015) -
With his images, Davies achieves an inwardness, realizing a psychological imagination through poignant physical detail that is of a kind with Tolstoy's writing.
Blog text (22) -
While science itself cannot reveal this inwardness, it is this qualitative inside of things that is the fundamental, indispensable context for all science and its applications that are to be humanly beneficial.
Academic text (1991) -
The poem reflects the inwardness of the human experience, capturing deep emotions and thoughts.
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Philosophers often delve into the inwardness of existence, exploring the essence of consciousness.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
The central part of something, for example an idea or a place
468
3.2
The most important central part of something
441
4.8
The central idea or most important part of something
282
1.0
The most important part or person that gets most attention
188
4.3
The main idea of something said or written
78
5.5
The main part of an idea or talk that matters most
73
5.3
The main point of an argument or story
46
4.6
The main point of what someone says or writes
28
3.4
The most important part that holds a group or thing together
21
5.4
Central part of an idea or argument
12
7.7
The most important part of something
6
6.7
The main point people argue about in a discussion
1
7.7
The main part of an idea or argument
1
9.1
Private thoughts and feelings that a person has
1
9.9
The special inner quality that makes someone or something seem different
A person's inner feelings and private thoughts
The inner life of a person, including feelings and thoughts
A strong focus on your own inner thoughts, feelings, and values
Antonyms
How Essential
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inwardness comes from inward (made of in 'inside' + ward 'toward') plus the noun ending -ness meaning 'a state or quality'. So inwardness is the state of being turned 'inside', which helps explain why it means the inner nature or essence of something.