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inness

inness noun: the quality of being in, or inside.

Noun

inness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being in, or inside.
    • The forces which work in and upon organic life know nothing of outness and inness. They shine through the materials which they build up and mould, as light shines through the clearest glass.1888, The Twentieth Century, volume 23, page 156

Origin of inness

From in + -ness.

Questions about inness

What does inness mean?
Inness means the quality of being in, or inside.
What part of speech is inness?
Inness is a noun.

Words near inness in the dictionary

  1. innerworld
  2. innerworlds
  3. innes
  4. Innes View
  5. Inneses
  6. inness
  7. innest
  8. inneth
  9. innew
  10. innexin
  11. innexins

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