interiority

noun

in·te·ri·or·i·ty (ˌ)in-ˌtir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē

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Synonyms of interiority

: interior quality or character

: inner life or substance : psychological existence

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Quality of mind is something that novels tend to do better than any other medium, because of their natural bent toward interiority. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 So, a lot of his work is really trying to interpret the animal’s interiority, the animal’s experience of different sensations. — Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026 But when asked to convey human-woman concerns, like a shitty dad, a shitty husband, and a shitty mother-in-law, that intense gaze can become inscrutable, even incomprehensible — a closed door to her interiority instead of a way in. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026 The reader has very little sense of the day or time, and characters have little interiority. — Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for interiority

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First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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