interiority
noun
in·te·ri·or·i·ty
(ˌ)in-ˌtir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē 
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1
: interior quality or character
2
: inner life or substance : psychological existence
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Gala, meanwhile, is a funny, charming writer who prefers books that don’t resist interiority.
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Large language models will claim to think for themselves, even describe inner torments or profess undying loves, but such statements don’t imply interiority.
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—Will Knight, Wired News, 27 Oct. 2025
Returning to Myself is at its best when most committed to Carlile’s interiority.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
To wit, at times the camera tracks Hedda’s movements in long, unbroken takes as if engaged in an endless, ongoing search for her motivations—and interiority.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Large language models will claim to think for themselves, even describe inner torments or profess undying loves, but such statements don’t imply interiority.
Already a subscriber?
—Will Knight, Wired News, 27 Oct. 2025
Returning to Myself is at its best when most committed to Carlile’s interiority.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
To wit, at times the camera tracks Hedda’s movements in long, unbroken takes as if engaged in an endless, ongoing search for her motivations—and interiority.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 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 13 Nov. 2025.
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