Outward — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

that is going out or leaving

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊtwɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaʊtwəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaʊtwəd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaʊtwɚd/.

Examples

a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections
the departing train
an outward journey

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

outwards outward-bound outbound

Antonyms

inward

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind “a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections”
adjective	that is going out or leaving “the departing train”
adverb	toward the outside “move the needle further outward!”

Word Forms

outwardness

noun

concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nach außen

sich auf die physische Realität beziehen und nicht auf Gedanken oder den Geist

🇫🇷French

vers l'extérieur

se rapportant à la réalité physique plutôt qu'aux pensées ou à l'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

exterior

Relacionarse con la realidad física en lugar de con los pensamientos o la mente.

🇮🇹Italian

verso l'esterno

relativi alla realtà fisica piuttosto che ai pensieri o alla mente

🇳🇱Dutch

naar buiten

met betrekking tot de fysieke realiteit in plaats van met gedachten of de geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

para fora

relacionando-se com a realidade física e não com os pensamentos ou a mente

🇷🇺Russian

наружу

относящийся к физической реальности, а не к мыслям или разуму

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जावक

विचारों या दिमाग के बजाय भौतिक वास्तविकता से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

বাহ্যিক

চিন্তা বা মনের চেয়ে শারীরিক বাস্তবতার সাথে সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்புறமாக

எண்ணங்கள் அல்லது மனதைக் காட்டிலும் உடல் யதார்த்தத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

బాహ్యంగా

ఆలోచనలు లేదా మనస్సుతో కాకుండా భౌతిక వాస్తవికతకు సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

बाह्य

विचार किंवा मनाशी ऐवजी भौतिक वास्तवाशी संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાહ્ય

વિચારો અથવા મનને બદલે ભૌતિક વાસ્તવિકતા સાથે સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಗೆ

ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಬದಲು ಭೌತಿಕ ವಾಸ್ತವಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറത്തേക്ക്

ചിന്തകളുമായോ മനസ്സുമായോ ഉള്ളതിനേക്കാൾ ശാരീരിക യാഥാർത്ഥ്യവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰੀ

ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮਨ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਹਕੀਕਤ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظاہری

خیالات یا دماغ کے بجائے جسمانی حقیقت سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向外

与物理现实相关，而不是与思想或心灵相关

🇯🇵Japanese

外側へ

思考や精神ではなく、物理的な現実に関係している

🇰🇷Korean

외부

생각이나 마음보다는 물리적 현실과 관련됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hướng ngoại

liên quan đến thực tế vật chất hơn là với những suy nghĩ hay tâm trí

🇹🇭Thai

ออกไปข้างนอก

เกี่ยวข้องกับความเป็นจริงทางกายภาพมากกว่าความคิดหรือจิตใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ke luar

berkaitan dengan realitas fisik daripada dengan pikiran atau pikiran

🇵🇭Filipino

palabas

nauugnay sa pisikal na katotohanan sa halip na sa mga kaisipan o isip

🇲🇾Malay

luaran

berkaitan dengan realiti fizikal dan bukannya dengan pemikiran atau fikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلى الخارج

تتعلق بالواقع المادي وليس بالأفكار أو العقل

🇮🇷Persian

بیرونی

به جای افکار یا ذهن، به واقعیت فیزیکی مربوط می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dışa doğru

Düşünceler veya zihin yerine fiziksel gerçeklikle ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַחוּצָה

מתייחסים למציאות הפיזית ולא למחשבות או לנפש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'outward'?

The primary meaning of 'outward' is 'relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind'.

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

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

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

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