concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit
<noun.cognition> 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
the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
<noun.attribute> the outwardness of the world
a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts)
<noun.attribute> hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness
Outward \Out"ward\, a. 1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to {inward}; as, an outward garment or layer.
Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. --Cor. iv. 16.
2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public. ``Sins outward.'' --Chaucer.
An outward honor for an inward toil. --Shak.
3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war. [Obs.] --Hayward.
4. Tending to the exterior or outside.
The fire will force its outward way. --Dryden. ※ -- {Out"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Out"ward*ness}, n.
{Outward stroke}. (Steam Engine) See under {Stroke}.
outwardness \outwardness\ n. 1. concern with outward things or material objects (esp the body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind or the spirit or ideal concepts; as, hearty showmanship and all-around outwardness. [WordNet 1.5]
2. the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; as, the outwardness of the world.