inward

English

Etymology

From Old English inneweard, corresponding to in +‎ -ward.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɪnwəd/

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Adjective

inward (comparative more inward, superlative most inward)

1. Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside. [from 9th c.]
2. (obsolete) Intimate, closely acquainted; familiar. [16th-17th c.]
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.3:

     There is nothing can be added unto the daintinesse of Fulvius wives death, who was so inward with Augustus.

Derived terms

• inwardly
• inwardness

Translations

on inside

Esperanto: internen (eo) Finnish: sisä-, sisäinen, sisäänpäin suuntautunut French: intérieur (fr)

Greek: έσω (el) (éso) m., εσώτερος (el) (esóteros) m. Kurdish: به‌ره‌وژوور, به‌ره‌وناو

Adverb

inward (comparative more inward, superlative most inward)

1. Towards the inside. [from 11th c.]

Anagrams

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