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outwardness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Outward \Out"ward\, a. 1. Forming the superficial part external; exterior; -- opposed to {inward}; as an outward garment or layer. Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day --Cor. iv 16. 2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public. ``Sins outward.'' --Chaucer. An outward honor for an inward toil. --Shak. 3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as an outward war. [Obs.] --Hayward. 4. Tending to the exterior or outside. The fire will force its outward way --Dryden. -- {Out"ward*ly}, adv -- {Out"ward*ness}, n. {Outward stroke}. (Steam Engine) See under {Stroke}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: outwardness n 1: concern with outward things or material objects (especially the body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind and spirit: "hearty showmanship and all-around outwardness" [ant: {inwardness}] 2: the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior: "the outwardness of the world" [syn: {externality}] [ant: {inwardness}] 3: concern with or responsiveness to outward things esp material objects as opposed to ideal concepts: "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness" [ant: {inwardness}]
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