inness

noun

inness

noun

Etymology From in + -ness.

1

Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences The quality of being in, or inside.

The forces which work in and upon organic life know nothing of outness and inness. They shine through the materials which they build up and mould, as light shines through the clearest glass.1888, The Twentieth Century, volume 23, page 156:

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