inwardness

(n) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
essence, heart and soul, nitty-gritty, gist, pith, substance, kernel, meat, nub, core, sum, center, heart, marrow, centre,
(n) preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values
- the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness
- inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright
(n) the quality or state of being inward or internal
- the inwardness of the body's organs
(n) preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
- Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness - H.R.Finch
internality,

essence heart and soul nitty-gritty gist pith substance kernel meat nub core sum center heart marrow centre internality

outwardness externality