Outwardness

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  outwardness \outwardness\ n.
     1. concern with outward things or material objects (esp the
        body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind or the
        spirit or ideal concepts; as, hearty showmanship and
        all-around outwardness.
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     2. the quality or state of being outside or directed toward
        or relating to the outside or exterior; as, the
        outwardness of the world.
  
     Syn: externality.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Outward \Out"ward\, a.
     1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; --
        opposed to {inward}; as, an outward garment or layer.
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              Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is
              renewed day by day.                   --Cor. iv. 16.
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     2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is
        external; manifest; public. "Sins outward." --Chaucer.
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              An outward honor for an inward toil.  --Shak.
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     3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.
        [Obs.] --Hayward.
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     4. Tending to the exterior or outside.
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              The fire will force its outward way.  --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Out"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Out"ward*ness},
        n.
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     {Outward stroke}. (Steam Engine) See under {Stroke}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  outwardness
       n 1: concern with outward things or material objects (especially
            the body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind and
            spirit; "hearty showmanship and all-around outwardness"
            [ant: {inwardness}]
       2: the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or
          relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of
          the world" [syn: {externality}] [ant: {inwardness}]
       3: concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially
          material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); "hearty
          showmanship and all-round outwardness" [ant: {inwardness}]