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inwardness noun[ U ] uk /ˈɪn.wəd.nəs/ us /ˈɪn.wɚd.nəs/ the quality or condition of being inside someone's mind and not expressed to other people: He insulates himself in his inwardness, telling his secret to no-one. The girl's inwardness and remoteness make her difficult to get to know. The problem is that the inwardness of the characters is described, rather than felt. Many of the gestures in her paintings seem to express an inwardness, maybe even a self-protection. They are concerned with what happens to inwardness in a globalized world. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Mind and personality -hearted -heartedly -heartedness alexithymia allism allistic alter ego ambivert Asperger's syndrome gender identity gestaltist jib neurotypicality noddle noetic noggin non-identity psychoanalysis psychoanalytic subconscious |