Inwardness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnwɚdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnwədnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnwədnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnwɚdnəs/.

Examples

the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

essence heart substance internality nitty-gritty kernel marrow meat nub heart and soul sum centre gist pith center core

Antonyms

outwardness

Parts of Speech

noun	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience “the gist of the prosecutor's argument”
noun	preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values “the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness”
noun	the quality or state of being inward or internal “the inwardness of the body's organs”
noun	preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); - H.R.Finch “Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness”

Word Forms

central	adjective	serving as an essential component
essential	adjective	of the greatest importance
meaty	adjective	being on topic and prompting thought
pithy	adjective	concise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen
summate	verb	form or constitute a cumulative effect
inward	adjective	relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Innerlichkeit

der erlesenste oder wesentlichste Teil einer Idee oder Erfahrung

🇫🇷French

intériorité

la partie la plus choisie ou la plus essentielle ou la plus vitale d'une idée ou d'une expérience

🇪🇸Spanish

espiritualidad

La parte más selecta, más esencial o más vital de alguna idea o experiencia.

🇮🇹Italian

interiorità

la parte più scelta o più essenziale o più vitale di qualche idea o esperienza

🇳🇱Dutch

innerlijkheid

het meest uitgelezen of meest essentiële of meest vitale onderdeel van een idee of ervaring

🇵🇹Portuguese

interioridade

a parte mais escolhida, mais essencial ou mais vital de alguma ideia ou experiência

🇷🇺Russian

внутренний мир

избранная, наиболее существенная или наиболее важная часть какой-либо идеи или опыта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंदर की ओर

किसी विचार या अनुभव का सबसे अच्छा या सबसे आवश्यक या सबसे महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্তর্নিহিততা

কিছু ধারণা বা অভিজ্ঞতার পছন্দের বা সবচেয়ে প্রয়োজনীয় বা সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளம்

சில யோசனை அல்லது அனுபவத்தின் தேர்வு அல்லது மிக அத்தியாவசியமான அல்லது மிக முக்கியமான பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

అంతరంగం

కొన్ని ఆలోచన లేదా అనుభవం యొక్క ఎంపిక లేదా అత్యంత ముఖ్యమైన లేదా అత్యంత ముఖ్యమైన భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर्मन

निवडक किंवा सर्वात आवश्यक किंवा काही कल्पना किंवा अनुभवाचा सर्वात महत्वाचा भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

આંતરિકતા

કેટલાક વિચાર અથવા અનુભવનો સૌથી વધુ પસંદગીનો અથવા સૌથી આવશ્યક અથવા સૌથી મહત્વપૂર્ણ ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂತರಂಗ

ಕೆಲವು ಕಲ್ಪನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಭವದ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಅಗತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആന്തരികത

ചില ആശയങ്ങളുടെയോ അനുഭവത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഏറ്റവും തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെട്ട അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏറ്റവും അത്യാവശ്യമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏറ്റവും പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਦਰੂਨੀਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਤਜ਼ਰਬੇ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਸੰਦੀਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਣ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

باطن

کسی خیال یا تجربے کا انتخاب یا سب سے ضروری یا سب سے اہم حصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

内在性

某些想法或经验中最精选的或最重要的或最重要的部分

🇯🇵Japanese

内向きさ

あるアイデアや経験の最も選択された、または最も本質的な、または最も重要な部分

🇰🇷Korean

본질

어떤 아이디어나 경험의 가장 선택되거나 가장 필수적이거나 가장 중요한 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hướng nội

phần lựa chọn nhất hoặc thiết yếu nhất hoặc quan trọng nhất của một số ý tưởng hoặc kinh nghiệm

🇹🇭Thai

ความในใจ

ส่วนที่ดีที่สุดหรือสำคัญที่สุดหรือสำคัญที่สุดของแนวคิดหรือประสบการณ์บางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekuatan batin

bagian yang paling terpilih atau paling penting atau paling vital dari suatu gagasan atau pengalaman

🇵🇭Filipino

kaloob-looban

ang pinakapili o pinakamahalaga o pinakamahalagang bahagi ng ilang ideya o karanasan

🇲🇾Malay

dalaman

bahagian yang paling terpilih atau paling penting atau paling penting bagi sesuatu idea atau pengalaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الداخل

الجزء الاختياري أو الأكثر أهمية أو الأكثر حيوية في فكرة أو تجربة ما

🇮🇷Persian

درونی

انتخابی ترین یا ضروری ترین یا حیاتی ترین بخش یک ایده یا تجربه

🇹🇷Turkish

içe dönüklük

bir fikrin veya deneyimin en seçkin, en önemli veya en hayati kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּנִימִיוּת

החלק המובחר או המהותי ביותר או החיוני ביותר ברעיון או חוויה כלשהי

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The primary meaning of 'inwardness' is 'the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience'.

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Using 'inwardness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inwardness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inwardness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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