definition of
inwardness

[1] #1 inwardness n. [kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty] the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story". wn

[2] #2 inwardness n. preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values; "the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness"; "inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright". wn

[3] #3 inwardness n. the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body's organs". wn

[4] #4 inwardness n. [internality] preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch. wn