Inward (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adverb Also inwards.
  1. toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body.
  2. into or toward the mind or soul: He turned his thoughts inward.
  3. Obsolete.
    • on the inside or interior.
    • in the mind or soul; mentally or spiritually.
adjective
  1. proceeding or directed toward the inside or interior.
  2. situated within or in or on the inside; inner; internal: an inward room.
  3. pertaining to the inside or inner part.
  4. located within the body: the inward parts.
  5. pertaining to the inside of the body: inward convulsions.
  6. inland: inward passage.
  7. mental or spiritual; inner: inward peace.
  8. muffled or indistinct, as the voice.
  9. private or secret.
  10. closely personal; intimate.
  11. pertaining to the homeland; domestic.
noun
  1. the inward or internal part; the inside.
  2. the inward parts of the body; entrails; innards.
adjective
  1. going or directed towards the middle of or into something
  2. situated within; inside
  3. of, relating to, or existing in the mind or spirit
  4. of one's own country or a specific country
adverb
  1. a variant of inwards (def. 1)
noun
  1. the inward part; inside
Inward (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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