Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside.

  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The internal or true state; the essential nature.

    the inwardness of conduct

    су́щностьsúščnostʹ, и́стинная приро́даístinnaja priróda

    the quality or state of being inward or internal

  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Familiarity; intimacy.

  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Earnestness; heartiness.

Translations

1 languages
Русский
true state; essential nature:

Origin

From Middle English inwardnesse; analysable as inward + -ness.

From Middle English inwardnesse; analysable as inward + -ness.

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Forms

plural: inwardnesses
Singularinwardness
Pluralinwardnesses

regular

Synonyms

33 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedinward

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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