inwardness

English Thesaurus

1. preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	introversion,
definition	:	(psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	otherworldliness, spiritism, spiritualism, spirituality,
definition	:	concern with things of the spirit (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	inward,
definition	:	relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts (adj.all)

2. the quality or state of being inward or internal (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	position, spatial relation,
definition	:	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated (noun.attribute)

3. preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	cognitive state, state of mind,
definition	:	the state of a person's cognitive processes (noun.cognition)

4. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	cognitive content, content, mental object,
definition	:	the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	bare bones,
definition	:	(plural) the most basic facts or elements (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	hypostasis,
definition	:	(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	haecceity, quiddity,
definition	:	the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	quintessence,
definition	:	the purest and most concentrated essence of something (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	stuff,
definition	:	a critically important or characteristic component (noun.cognition)

5. preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values) (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	outwardness,
definition	:	a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	inward,
definition	:	relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts (adj.all)

6. the quality or state of being inward or internal (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	externality, outwardness,
definition	:	the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	inbound, inward,
definition	:	directed or moving inward or toward a center (adj.all)

7. preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	outwardness,
definition	:	concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	inward,
definition	:	relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts (adj.all)

8. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	summate,
definition	:	form or constitute a cumulative effect (verb.social)

derivation	:	pithy, sententious,
definition	:	concise and full of meaning (adj.all)

derivation	:	all important, all-important, crucial, essential, of the essence,
definition	:	of the greatest importance (adj.all)

derivation	:	cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal,
definition	:	serving as an essential component (adj.all)

derivation	:	meaty, substantive,
definition	:	being on topic and prompting thought (adj.all)

9. preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values) (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	outwardness,
definition	:	a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	inward,
definition	:	relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts (adj.all)

10. the quality or state of being inward or internal (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	externality, outwardness,
definition	:	the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	inbound, inward,
definition	:	directed or moving inward or toward a center (adj.all)

11. preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	outwardness,
definition	:	concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	inward,
definition	:	relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts (adj.all)

12. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	summate,
definition	:	form or constitute a cumulative effect (verb.social)

derivation	:	pithy, sententious,
definition	:	concise and full of meaning (adj.all)

derivation	:	all important, all-important, crucial, essential, of the essence,
definition	:	of the greatest importance (adj.all)

derivation	:	cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal,
definition	:	serving as an essential component (adj.all)

derivation	:	meaty, substantive,
definition	:	being on topic and prompting thought (adj.all)