inwardness
noun
inwardness is spelled I-N-W-A-R-D-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inwardness means “The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inwardness is inwardnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in inwardness?
| Letters | 10: I-N-W-A-R-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inwardness?
Inwardness appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of inwardness
- inwardnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inwardness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside.
- 2
obsoleteThe internal or true state; the essential nature.
the inwardness of conduct
- 3
obsoleteFamiliarity; intimacy.
- 4
obsoleteEarnestness; heartiness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does inwardness come from?
From Middle English inwardnesse; analysable as inward + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).