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preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates'' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body''s organs" preoccupation especially with one''s attitudes and ethical or ideological values; "the sensitiveness of James''s characters, their seeming inwardness"; "Socrates'' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness" 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" |
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