Meaning : Concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit.
Example :
What is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste.
An abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it.
Preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values.
The sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness.Meaning : The quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior.
Example :
The outwardness of the world.
Synonyms : externality
Meaning : A concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts).
Example :
Hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness.
Preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values).
Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness.