outward

[ out-werd ]

/ ˈaʊt wərd /

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adjective

proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage.

pertaining to or being what is seen or apparent, as distinguished from the underlying nature, facts, etc.; pertaining to surface qualities only; superficial: outward appearances.

belonging or pertaining to external actions or appearances, as opposed to inner feelings, mental states, etc.: an outward show of grief.

that lies toward the outside; that is on the outer side; exterior: an outward court.

of or relating to the outside, outer surface, or exterior: to make repairs on the outward walls of a house.

pertaining to the outside of the body; external.

pertaining to the body, as opposed to the mind or spirit.

belonging or pertaining to what is external to oneself: outward influences.

noun

that which is external; the external or material world.

outward appearance.

adverb Also out·wards.

toward the outside; out.

visibly expressing one's inner feelings, mental state, etc.

away from port: a ship bound outward.

Obsolete. on the outside; externally.

Origin of outward

before 900; Middle English; Old English ūtweard. See out, -ward

OTHER WORDS FROM outward

out·ward·ness, noun

Words nearby outward

outtrade, outturn, outvote, outwait, outwalk, outward, outward bound, outward-bound, outwardly, outwards, outwash

Example sentences from the Web for outward

But other groups are still, by all outward appearances, more entrenched.

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But from outward appearances, the tension between Bevin and Paul has also sparked friction between Paul and Benton.

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Lukashenko retained the outward rituals of democracy—elections, trials, parliamentary debates.

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Certainly the uneventfulness of her outward circumstances belies the intensity of her interior life.

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She received the news calmly enough to outward appearance, but a great tumult rose and died in her breast.

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The wonder is that so many fierce antagonisms can be soothed even into an outward quiet.

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At first he rejoiced in then change, preferring his outward and open warfare to that aforetime stealthy enmity.

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But even in a society as materialistic as ours, the outward symbol is not everything.

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For to all outward appearances he was taciturn, unimaginative, self-willed.

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British Dictionary definitions for outward

outward

/ (ˈaʊtwəd) /

adjective

of or relating to what is apparent or superficial

of or relating to the outside of the body

belonging or relating to the external, as opposed to the mental, spiritual, or inherent

of, relating to, or directed towards the outside or exterior

(of a ship, part of a voyage, etc) leaving for a particular destination

the outward man

the body as opposed to the soul
facetious clothing

adverb

(of a ship) away from port

a variant of outwards

noun

the outward part; exterior

Derived forms of outward

outwardness, noun

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outward

adjective

noun

adverb Also out·wards.

Origin of outward

OTHER WORDS FROM outward

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British Dictionary definitions for outward

adjective

adverb

noun

Derived forms of outward

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

outward

adjective

noun

adverb Also out·wards.

Origin of outward

OTHER WORDS FROM outward

Words nearby outward

Words related to outward

Example sentences from the Web for outward

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