'Inward' definitions:
Definition of 'inward'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Toward the center or interior; "move the needle further inwards!" [syn: inward, inwards] [ant: outward, outwards]
adverb
adjective
Relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections" [ant: outward]
adjective
Directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital" [syn: inbound, inward]
Definition of 'Inward'
From: GCIDE
- Inward \In"ward\, n.
- 1. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The mental faculties; -- usually pl. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. [Obs.] "I was an inward of his." --Shak. Inward
Definition of 'Inward'
From: GCIDE
- Inward \In"ward\, Inwards \In"wards\, adv. [AS. inweard. The ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See Inward, a., -wards.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward. [1913 Webster]
- So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Inward'
From: GCIDE
- Inward \In"ward\ ([i^]n*w[~e]rd), a. [AS. inweard, inneweard, innanweard, fr. innan, inne, within (fr. in in; see In) + the suffix -weard, E. -ward.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. "Inward beauty." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Intimate; domestic; private. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- All my inward friends abhorred me. --Job xix. 19. [1913 Webster]
- He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inward'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anonymous,
- bosom,
- center,
- central,
- closet,
- core,
- deep,
- deep-seated,
- deepest recesses,
- entering,
- esoteric,
- guts,
- heart,
- heart of hearts,
- immanent,
- implanted,
- implicit,
- in,
- inalienable,
- inbound,
- incognito,
- incoming,
- indoor,
- indwelling,
- infixed,
- inflooding,
- inflowing,
- ingoing,
- ingrained,
- ingressive,
- inherent,
- inland,
- inmost,
- innards,
- inner,
- inner landscape,
- inner life,
- inner man,
- inner nature,
- inner recess,
- inner self,
- innermost,
- inpouring,
- inshore,
- inside,
- insides,
- interior,
- interior man,
- intern,
- internal,
- internals,
- intestine,
- intimate,
- intrados,
- intrinsic,
- intrusive,
- invasive,
- inward-bound,
- inwardly,
- inwards,
- inwrought,
- irreducible,
- irruptive,
- isolated,
- penetralia,
- personal,
- private,
- privy,
- recesses,
- resident,
- retired,
- secluded,
- secret,
- secret place,
- secret places,
- sequestered,
- soul,
- stuffing,
- subjective,
- tripes,
- unalienable,
- unchallengeable,
- unquestionable,
- viscera,
- vital center,
- vitals,
- withdrawn,
- within,
- withinwards