inwardness

Meaning

noun

1. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
   “the gist of the prosecutor's argument”
2. preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values
   “the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness”
3. the quality or state of being inward or internal
   “the inwardness of the body's organs”
4. preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)- H.R.Finch
   “Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness”

Synonyms for inwardness

• kernel
• substance
• core
• center
• centre
• essence
• gist
• heart
• heart and soul
• marrow
• meat
• nub
• pith
• sum
• nitty-gritty
• internality

Antonyms of inwardness

• outwardness