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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In doing so, the artist grants his subjects newfound interiority, as viewers are invited to convene and gather rather than simply stare.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The narrow compass of his interiority summons a narrow prose.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
The exhibit doesn’t treat youth as a vague, wide-open expanse but instead focusses on the subtle transformations that begin just shy of the teen years—the new calibration of interiority and exteriority, the emergent understanding of independence and accountability.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
There are actors who do broad physical comedy and actors who subtly reveal their character’s interiority.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The narrow compass of his interiority summons a narrow prose.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
The exhibit doesn’t treat youth as a vague, wide-open expanse but instead focusses on the subtle transformations that begin just shy of the teen years—the new calibration of interiority and exteriority, the emergent understanding of independence and accountability.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
There are actors who do broad physical comedy and actors who subtly reveal their character’s interiority.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 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 1 Feb. 2026.
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