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inwardness

noun

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from inwardnesse

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside.

  2. The internal or true state

    The internal or true state; the essential nature.

    • the inwardness of conduct
    • Sense cannot arrive at th’inwardness of things.

  3. Familiarity

    Familiarity; intimacy.

    • Signior Leonato, let the friar advise you: / And though you know my inwardness and love / Is very much unto the prince and Claudio, / Yet, by mine honour, I will deal in this / As secretly and justly as your soul / Should with your body.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Earnestness

      Earnestness; heartiness.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA