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Webster 1913 Edition


Inward

In′ward

(ĭn-wẽrd)
,
Adj.
[AS.
inweard
,
inneweard
,
innanweard
, fr.
innan
,
inne
, within (fr.
in
in; see
In
) + the suffix
-weard
, E.
-ward
.]
1.
Being or placed within; inner; interior; – opposed to
outward
.
Milton.
2.
Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul.
Inward beauty.”
Shak.
3.
Intimate; domestic; private.
[Obs.]
All my
inward
friends abhorred me.
Job xix. 19.
He had had occasion, by one very
inward
with him, to know in part the discourse of his life.
Sir P. Sidney.

In′ward

,
Noun.
1.
That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
Jer. Taylor.
Then sacrificing, laid the
inwards
and their fat.
Milton.
2.
The mental faculties; – usually
pl.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Inward

IN'WARD

, a.
1.
Internal; interior; placed or being within; as the inward structure of the body.
2.
Intimate; domestic; familiar.
3.
Seated in the mind or soul.

IN'WARD


Definition 2024


inward

inward

English

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, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, II.3:
      There is nothing can be added unto the daintinesse of Fulvius wives death, who was so inward with Augustus.
    • Bible, Job xix. 19
      All my inward friends abhorred me.
    • Sir Philip Sidney
      He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life.

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

inward (comparative more inward, superlative most inward)

  1. Towards the inside. [from 11th c.]
    So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward. Milton.

Translations

Noun

inward (plural inwards)

  1. (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) That which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
    • Milton
      Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.
  2. (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) The mental faculties.
  3. (obsolete) A familiar friend or acquaintance.
    • Shakespeare
      I was an inward of his.

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