"inwardness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inwardnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English inwardnesse; analysable as inward + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inwardnesse}} Middle English inwardnesse, {{suffix|en|inward|ness}} inward + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inwardness (countable and uncountable, plural inwardnesses)
  1. The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inwardness-en-noun-XLlAdwjk
  2. (obsolete)
    The internal or true state; the essential nature.
    Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: crux, gist, gist Translations (true state; essential nature): същност (sǎštnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), природа (priroda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), су́щность (súščnostʹ) [neuter] (Russian), и́стинная приро́да (ístinnaja priróda) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-inwardness-en-noun-UNwZ33d8 Disambiguation of 'true state; essential nature': 1 98 1 1
  3. (obsolete)
    Familiarity; intimacy.
    Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inwardness-en-noun-8FfklpmT
  4. (obsolete)
    Earnestness; heartiness.
    Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inwardness-en-noun-1Fiyr-ar Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 15 1 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 11 23 4 62

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