inwardness [ 'inwədnis ]

• n.
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

    同义词： kernel substance core center essence gist heart heart and soul marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty

  • preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values

    "the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness"; "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"

  • the quality or state of being inward or internal

    "the inwardness of the body's organs"

  • preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)

    "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"

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