stuff vs inwardness

inwardness vs stuff

stuff and inwardness both are nouns.

stuff is a verb but inwardness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stuff	Yes	No	Yes	No
inwardness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inwardness is a hypernym of stuff; that is, inwardness is a word with a broader meaning than stuff:

stuff: a critically important or characteristic component
inwardness: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Other hypernyms of stuff include center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum.

stuff (noun)	inwardness (noun)
miscellaneous unspecified objects	the quality or state of being inward or internal
unspecified qualities required to do or be something	preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
a critically important or characteristic component	preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values
senseless talk	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
information in some unspecified form
informal terms for personal possessions
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

stuff (verb)	inwardness (verb)
fill with a stuffing while cooking
fill tightly with a material
treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
cram into a cavity
obstruct
press or force

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