Inward Definition

ĭnwərd
inwards
adjective
Situated within; being on the inside; internal.
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Of or belonging to the inner nature of a person; mental or spiritual.
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Directed toward the inside; ingoing.
The inward pull of a centrifuge.
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Of, relating to, or existing in the thoughts or mind.
Inward doubts.
American Heritage
Intuitive; empathetic.
An inward understanding of the poetic mind.
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adverb
Toward the inside, interior, or center.
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Into the mind, thoughts, or soul.
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noun
inwards
The inside; inward part.
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An inner essence or spirit.
American Heritage
Entrails; innards.
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(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) The mental faculties.

Wiktionary

(obsolete) A familiar friend or acquaintance.

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Origin of Inward

  • Middle English from Old English inweard wer-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English inneweard, corresponding to in +‎ -ward.

    From Wiktionary

Inward Sentence Examples

  • Soon after he had attained inward peace, Luther was ordained.

  • Eventually the new phellogens reach the level of the secondary phloem, and are formed in the parenchyma of the latter, keeping pace in their inward march with the formation of fresh secondary phloem by the cambium.

  • The lapse of the masses from Christianity to Islam, however, which took place during the first century after the conquest, is to be accounted for only by the fact that in reality they had no inward relation to the gospel at all.

  • As for the marvels of Peru, the walls of the temple of the sun in Cuzco, with their circular form and curve inward, from the ground upward, are most imposing.

  • When it is set vibrating contact lasts during some part of the outward and some part of the inward swing.

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Words Starting With

IININW

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DRDARD

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Words Starting With I and Ending With D

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