[ noun ]
■ preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
e.g.)
・Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness
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internality
[ noun ]
■ the quality or state of being inward or internal
e.g.)
・the inwardness of the body's organs
[ noun ]
■ preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values
e.g.)
・the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness
・inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright
[ noun ]
■ the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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center
,
centre
,
core
,
essence
,
gist
,
heart
,
heart and soul
,
kernel
,
marrow
,
meat
,
nitty-gritty
,
nub
,
pith
,
substance
,
sum
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