Inward

Word INWARD
Character 6
Hyphenation in ward
Pronunciations /ˈɪnwəd/

Definitions and meanings of "Inward"

What do we mean by inward?

Located inside; inner. adjective

Directed or moving toward the interior. adjective

Of, relating to, or existing in the thoughts or mind. adjective

Intimate; familiar. adjective

Toward the inside, center, or interior. adverb

Toward the mind or the self. adverb

An inner or central part. noun

An inner essence or spirit. noun

Entrails; innards. noun

Toward the inside; toward the interior or center.

Into the mind or soul.

Situated or being within; pertaining to the interior or internal parts: as, the inward parts of a person or of a country.

Pertaining to or connected with the intimate thoughts or feelings of the soul.

. Intimate; familiar; confidential; private.

Deep; low; muffled; half-audible: as, he spoke in an inward voice.

The inside; especially, in the plural, the inner parts of an animal; the bowels; the viscera. noun

Plural Mental endowments; intellectual parts. noun

An intimate. noun

That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. noun

The mental faculties; -- usually pl. noun

(chiefly in the plural) That which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.

(chiefly in the plural) The mental faculties.

A familiar friend or acquaintance.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Inward

The word "inward" in example sentences

Mental Consciousness, because he recognizes an inward self, and is turning his attention _inward_. ❋ William Walker Atkinson (1897)

Now, since the current always runs from the positive to the negative pole, and makes its whole circuit in that direction, it will be readily seen that, from the place on the patient where the positive pole is applied, inward as far as to the central point, the direction of the current may properly be said to be _inward_; and that, from the central point to the place of the negative electrode, where the current comes out, its direction may be said to be _outward_. ❋ Daniel Clark (N/A)

I shall therefore use the term inward instigation of the ❋ 1932- (2000)

To assert and justify a thing which you call inward, real righteousness and holiness. ❋ John Bunyan (1658)

Mohler apparently thinks that looking inward is looking in the wrong direction: "Believers are called to meditate upon the Word of God -- an external Word that comes to us by divine revelation -- not to meditate by means of incomprehensible syllables." ❋ Sena Jeter Naslund (2010)

“They were designed to take in inward pressure from a blast event, which apparently they did: [Before the collapse] the blinds were still stacked neatly behind the window glass.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Freud noted that anger turned inward is depression, so it must do some good to let it out in some fashion. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Nearly hidden on a side street and found only after many cell phone exchanges with the others who were meeting us there, this restaurant blossoms inward from the doorway, seeming to wind through a grotto filled with art, antiques (any of which can be purchased by patrons) and tiny white lights. ❋ Unknown (2006)

People overseas clearly believe that too, as our outstanding success in inward investment shows. ❋ Unknown (1995)

Cuts his broad swathes, works inward from the edge; ❋ Unknown (1940)

In this house most of my waking hours were hours of torture, for I spent most of them in inward combat and protest against the poisonous atmosphere. ❋ Madeleine (1919)

The essence of the Christian life. walk -- in inward and outward action, whithersoever we turn ourselves ❋ Unknown (1871)

Nebbi Yunus near the Tigris, northwest; Nimroud, between the Tigris and the Zab, southwest; and Karamless, at a distance inward from the Zab, southeast. ❋ Unknown (1871)

The next morning papa found me standing at the window of one of our rooms that looked inward from the sea. ❋ Unknown (1869)

A hammock with a mattress on it is slung across the room, and here the good padre may lie, with one eye opened to the roses, and the other closed in inward meditation. ❋ Frances Erskine Inglis (1843)

"If the reception of so many visitors was occasionally troublesome, it repaid itself occasionally, either by making me acquainted with remarkable personages, or by bringing out a wonderful sort of seer-gift, which I called my inward vision, and which has always remained an enigma to me. ❋ Various (N/A)

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