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OUTWARDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts)
Example:
hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("outwardness" is a kind of...):
extraversion; extroversion ((psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self)
Attribute:
outward (relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind)
Antonym:
inwardness (preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values))
Derivation:
outward (relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
Example:
the outwardness of the world
Synonyms:
externality; outwardness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("outwardness" is a kind of...):
position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outwardness"):
worldliness (concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs)
Antonym:
inwardness (the quality or state of being inward or internal)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit
Example:
an abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("outwardness" is a kind of...):
cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
Antonym:
inwardness (preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values)
Derivation:
outward (relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind)
