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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There isn’t even a solo song for her, which might have given us a sense of her interiority. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024 Her lyrics have influenced a generation of pop writers (Sabrina and Olivia among them) and helped create the context for the dominance of female interiority on pop radio today. Jenn Pelly, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 The classic examples are modernist masterpieces like Ulysses, in which James Joyce dilates a day to 732 pages and switches stylistic conceits with each chapter, and Mrs. Dalloway, rooted in the interiority of Virginia Woolf’s protagonist. Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024 Kit is so compelling to read; her interiority is funny, sad, honest. Ilana Masad, Them, 25 Nov. 2024 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 27 Dec. 2024.

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