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worldliness vs outwardness

outwardness vs worldliness

worldliness and outwardness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
worldliness Yes No No No
outwardness Yes No No No
As nouns, outwardness is a hypernym of worldliness; that is, outwardness is a word with a broader meaning than worldliness:
  • worldliness: concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs
  • outwardness: the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
Other hypernyms of worldliness include externality.
worldliness (noun) outwardness (noun)
the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts)
concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit
Difference between worldliness and outwardness

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