inwardnesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- inwardnez, inwardenesse
Etymology
From inward + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈinwardnɛs/, /ˈinwaːrdnɛs/
Noun
inwardnesse (plural inwardnesses)
- The inside of something
- The centre of primal emotions, usually thought to be the intestines
Descendants
- English: inwardness
References
- “inwā̆rdnes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.