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outward(1) (iou)



outward adjective & noun. OE.
[from OUT- + -WARD.]
A. adjective.
Situated on or nearer the outside; outer, outermost. OE.
I. Murdoch Tim sat..looking out of the window...Gertrude turned on the lamp and the outward scene disappeared.
Of or pertaining to the outer or visible form of something, as opp. to its inner substance; external; esp. of or pertaining to the body as opp. to the mind, soul, or spirit. ME.
outward man Theology the body; joc. clothing. outward visible sign: see SIGN noun. to outward seeming apparently.
E. Saintsbury He loved the outward symbols of the Celtic way of life. D. Lodge The economy and outward appearance of the area have changed.
Of or pertaining to the external or material world. Formerly also spec., temporal, secular. ME.
Wordsworth Those obstinate questionings Of sense and outward things.
b. Of a circumstance, relationship, etc.: external to oneself; extrinsic; (of a feeling etc.) directed outside oneself. E17.
J. Martineau The law must define men's outward rights and relations. J. le Carre Whatever his outward longings, he was still living..inside his head.
Outside a country etc.; foreign; fig. lying outside some sphere of work, interest, etc. LME-L17.
Directed or proceeding towards the outside; (of a journey etc.) away from home. E18.
W. H. Smyth A journey by sea..usually includes the outward and homeward trips. Physics Bulletin The outward motion of the plasma.
b. noun.
The outer part of something. LME-M16.
Outward form or appearance. E17.
In pl. Outside circumstances or things; externals. E17.
The external or material world. M19.
outwardly adverb LME.
outwardmost adjective outermost L16-E18.
outwardness noun (a) the quality or condition of being outward; externality; objectivity; (b) preoccupation with or belief in outward things or externalities: L16.