interiority

noun

in·​te·​ri·​or·​i·​ty (ˌ)in-ˌtir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē How to pronounce interiority (audio)
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1
: interior quality or character
2
: inner life or substance : psychological existence

Examples of interiority in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Crucially, the video game conceit suits the play — not only the fight-heavy storyline, with its sense of continually rebooting military and political clashes, but also Coriolanus’s relative deficit of interiority (especially compared with protagonists of other Shakespeare tragedies). Celia Wren, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 Murrell forced us to think about the interiority of the Black models. Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 Henry Michaux wrote beautiful things about the relation between interiority and surfaces. Grace Banks, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 There are glimmers of unrequited love, of a dark interiority driving the music’s brooding, sci-fi aesthetic. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024 Solaris demands patience from its viewer, but its philosophical explorations of human interiority and the manifestations of our most painful memories are deeply rewarding. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023 Augustus argues that television allows writers to explore the interiority of multiple characters, whereas films can only really sustain one point of view. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024 With The Color Purple, however, the medium is a good match for the heroine’s interiority, producing a sensual and textured take on the material. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2023 Brian Eno, and Ralphie Choo achieved the same kind of interiority with lots of space and ambient palettes. Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of interiority was in 1701

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“Interiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interiority. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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