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

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Providing Brad with a bit more interiority in season two couldn’t hurt. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 July 2025 Wolf would gradually build out the interiority of the show’s heroes like Detective Lennie Briscoe, played by Jerry Orbach. John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025 The headphones allowed Saenz de Viteri to speak to each audience member directly, as a writer speaks to each reader, and alternate points-of-view from omniscient distance one minute to character interiority the next, like a daring novelist. Brian Schaefer july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025 That thread is exquisitely interlocked with a sensitive, sharp portrait of the interiority of someone searching for agency while in the throes of dementia. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for interiority

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 22 Aug. 2025.

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