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English noun: outwardness | |||
| 1. | outwardness (cognition) concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit | ||
| Samples | What is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste. An abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive state, state of mind | ||
| Antonyms | inwardness | ||
| 2. | outwardness (attribute) the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior | ||
| Samples | The outwardness of the world. | ||
| Synonyms | externality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position, spatial relation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | worldliness | ||
| Antonyms | inwardness | ||
| 3. | outwardness (attribute) a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts) | ||
| Samples | Hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extraversion, extroversion | ||
| Attribute | outward | ||
| Antonyms | internality, inwardness | ||
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