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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
outwardness \outwardness\ n.
1. concern with outward things or material objects (esp the
body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind or the
spirit or ideal concepts; as, hearty showmanship and
all-around outwardness.
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2. the quality or state of being outside or directed toward
or relating to the outside or exterior; as, the
outwardness of the world.
Syn: externality.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Outward \Out"ward\, a.
1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; --
opposed to {inward}; as, an outward garment or layer.
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Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is
renewed day by day. --Cor. iv. 16.
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2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is
external; manifest; public. "Sins outward." --Chaucer.
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An outward honor for an inward toil. --Shak.
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3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.
[Obs.] --Hayward.
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4. Tending to the exterior or outside.
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The fire will force its outward way. --Dryden.
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n.
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{Outward stroke}. (Steam Engine) See under {Stroke}.
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