inness

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noun

The quality of being in, or inside.

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Meanings

nouninness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe quality of being in, or inside.

    The forces which work in and upon organic life know nothing of outness and inness. They shine through the materials which they build up and mould, as light shines through the clearest glass.

    1888, The Twentieth Century, volume 23, page 156

Origin

From in + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Nissen
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APA

inness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inness

MLA

“inness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inness.

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