Outwardness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊtwɚdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaʊtwədnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaʊtwədnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈaʊtwɚdnəs/.

Examples

what is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste
an abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it
the outwardness of the world

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

externality

Antonyms

inwardness

Parts of Speech

noun	concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit “what is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste”
noun	the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior “the outwardness of the world”
noun	a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts) “hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness”

Word Forms

outward	adjective	relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
external	adjective	coming from the outside

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Äußerlichkeit

Beschäftigung mit äußeren Dingen oder materiellen Objekten im Gegensatz zu Geist und Seele

🇫🇷French

extériorité

préoccupation pour les choses extérieures ou les objets matériels par opposition à l'esprit et à l'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

existencia objetiva

preocupación por las cosas externas u objetos materiales en contraposición a la mente y el espíritu

🇮🇹Italian

esteriorità

preoccupazione per le cose esteriori o gli oggetti materiali in contrapposizione alla mente e allo spirito

🇳🇱Dutch

uiterlijkheid

bezorgdheid over uiterlijke dingen of materiële objecten, in tegenstelling tot de geest en de ziel

🇵🇹Portuguese

exterioridade

preocupação com coisas externas ou objetos materiais em oposição à mente e ao espírito

🇷🇺Russian

внешний вид

забота о внешних вещах или материальных объектах в отличие от ума и духа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाह्यता

मन और आत्मा के विपरीत बाहरी चीजों या भौतिक वस्तुओं के प्रति चिंता

🇧🇩Bengali

বাহ্যিকতা

মন এবং আত্মার বিপরীতে বাহ্যিক জিনিস বা বস্তুগত বস্তু নিয়ে উদ্বেগ

🇮🇳Tamil

புறநிலை

மனம் மற்றும் ஆவிக்கு மாறாக வெளிப்புற விஷயங்கள் அல்லது பொருள் பொருள்கள் மீதான அக்கறை

🇮🇳Telugu

బాహ్యతత్వం

మనస్సు మరియు ఆత్మకు విరుద్ధంగా బాహ్య విషయాలు లేదా భౌతిక వస్తువులతో ఆందోళన

🇮🇳Marathi

बाह्यत्व

मन आणि आत्म्याच्या विरूद्ध बाह्य गोष्टी किंवा भौतिक वस्तूंबद्दल चिंता

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાહ્યતા

મન અને ભાવનાથી વિપરીત બાહ્ય વસ્તુઓ અથવા ભૌતિક વસ્તુઓની ચિંતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಹ್ಯತೆ

ಮನಸ್ಸು ಮತ್ತು ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಬಾಹ್ಯ ವಿಷಯಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಭೌತಿಕ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಾಳಜಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാഹ്യത

മനസ്സിനും ആത്മാവിനും വിരുദ്ധമായി ബാഹ്യമായ വസ്തുക്കളുമായോ ഭൗതിക വസ്തുക്കളുമായോ ഉള്ള ആശങ്ക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰੀਤਾ

ਮਨ ਅਤੇ ਆਤਮਾ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਚਿੰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظاہری

دماغ اور روح کے برخلاف ظاہری چیزوں یا مادی اشیاء کے بارے میں تشویش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外在性

关注外在事物或物质对象，而不是思想和精神

🇯🇵Japanese

外面性

心や精神ではなく、外面的なものや物質的なものに関心を持つこと

🇰🇷Korean

겉모습

마음과 정신이 아닌 외부 사물이나 물질적 대상에 대한 관심

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hướng ngoại

quan tâm đến những thứ bên ngoài hoặc vật chất trái ngược với tâm trí và tinh thần

🇹🇭Thai

ภายนอก

ความกังวลต่อสิ่งของภายนอกหรือวัตถุทางวัตถุซึ่งตรงข้ามกับจิตใจและวิญญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ke luaran

perhatian pada hal-hal lahiriah atau objek-objek material dibandingkan dengan pikiran dan roh

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging panlabas

pagmamalasakit sa mga panlabas na bagay o materyal na bagay na taliwas sa isip at espiritu

🇲🇾Malay

zahir

mementingkan perkara zahir atau objek material yang bertentangan dengan minda dan roh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المظهر الخارجي

الاهتمام بالأشياء الخارجية أو الأشياء المادية بدلاً من العقل والروح

🇮🇷Persian

ظاهر بودن

توجه به چیزهای ظاهری یا اشیاء مادی بر خلاف ذهن و روح

🇹🇷Turkish

dış görünüş

zihin ve ruhun aksine dışsal şeylerle veya maddi nesnelerle ilgilenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

חיצוניות

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

The primary meaning of 'outwardness' is 'concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'outwardness' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

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