interiority
noun
in·te·ri·or·i·ty
(ˌ)in-ˌtir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē 
-ˈär-
1
: interior quality or character
2
: inner life or substance : psychological existence
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What’s more interesting is how Murderbot slowly comes to understand itself, something that happens entirely through narrative interiority in the books and which the TV series can only skim the surface of through Skarsgård’s frequent voiceover.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Cruise plays all this with corrosive interiority alongside his characteristic physical stamina.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Early on, there was a conversation about how to capture Cécile’s interiority without using [voice-over] narration in the film, which is what the Preminger adaptation does.
—Eugenie Dalland, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Your portrayal of her interiority carries the story.
—Willing Davidson, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Cruise plays all this with corrosive interiority alongside his characteristic physical stamina.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Early on, there was a conversation about how to capture Cécile’s interiority without using [voice-over] narration in the film, which is what the Preminger adaptation does.
—Eugenie Dalland, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Your portrayal of her interiority carries the story.
—Willing Davidson, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interiority
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“Interiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interiority. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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