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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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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.
[1913 Webster] -- {Out"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Out"ward*ness},
n.
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{Outward stroke}. (Steam Engine) See under {Stroke}.
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