| NOUN | cognition | outwardness | concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit |
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| attribute | outwardness, externality | the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior | |
| attribute | outwardness | a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts) |
| Meaning | Concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit. | |
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| Broader | cognitive state, state of mind | The state of a person's cognitive processes |
| Opposite | inwardness | preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values |
| Adjectives | outward | relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind |
| Meaning | The quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior. | |
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| Example | "the outwardness of the world" | |
| Synonym | externality | |
| Narrower | worldliness | concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs |
| Broader | position, spatial relation | The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
| Opposite | inwardness | The quality or state of being inward or internal |
| Spanish | exterioridad, externalidad | |
| Catalan | externalitat | |
| Meaning | A concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts). | |
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| Example | "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness" | |
| Attributes | outward | relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind |
| Broader | extraversion, extroversion | (psychology) an extroverted disposition |
| Opposite | inwardness, internality | preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values) |
| Adjectives | outward | relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind |
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