Etymology

inwardness

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Today it means: The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside. Full definition →

Middle English inwardnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited frominwardnesse
  2. English todayinwardness

From Middle English inwardnesse; analysable as inward + -ness.

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