Inwardness
Pronunciation : In"ward*ness
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the inwardness of conduct. Sense can not arrive to the inwardness Of things. Dr. H. More.
2. Intimacy; familiarity. [Obs.] Shak.
3. Heartiness; earnestness. What was wanted was more inwardness, more feeling. M. Arnold.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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