What is the meaning of outwardness?

noun

  • Concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit.
    • usage: "what is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste"; "an abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it"
  • The quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior.
    • usage: "the outwardness of the world"
  • A concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts. )
    • usage: "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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