inwardness English

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inwardness

— noun the quality or state of being inward or internal the inwardness of the body's organs

— noun 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

— noun preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values) Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness — H.R.Finch

— noun (= gist, heart, heart and soul, nub) 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

Synonyms inwardness synonyms

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inwardness English » English

center

sum

substance

pith

nub

nitty-gritty

meat

marrow

kernel

internality

heart and soul

heart

gist

essence

core

centre

shut-in

introvertive

introvertish

introverted

introversive

downtown

down town

city centre

city center

central city