different between inward vs crosseyed
inward
English
Etymology
From Middle English inward, from Old English inweard, corresponding to in +? -ward.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??nw?d/
Adjective
inward (comparative more inward, superlative most inward)
- Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside. [from 9th c.]
- (obsolete) Intimate, closely acquainted; familiar. [16th-17th c.]
- He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life.
Derived terms
- inwards
- inwardly
- inwardness
Translations
Adverb
inward (not comparable)
- Towards the inside [from 11th c.]
Synonyms
- withinward
Translations
Noun
inward (plural inwards)
- (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) That which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
- 1653, Jeremy Taylor, Twenty-five Sermons preached at Golden Grove; being for the Winter Half-year
- the flesh and the inwards he leaves to be consumed by a stranger fire
- 1653, Jeremy Taylor, Twenty-five Sermons preached at Golden Grove; being for the Winter Half-year
- (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) The mental faculties.
- (obsolete) A familiar friend or acquaintance.
Anagrams
- Darwin, darwin, draw in, drawin', indraw
Middle English
Alternative forms
- inwart, ynward, inworde, inwarde, ynvarde, inword, inewarde
Etymology
From Old English inweard; equivalent to in +? -ward.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?inward/, /?inwa?rd/
Adverb
inward
- inwards, to the interior, especially referring to:
- One's physical existence or body
- One's mental state or soul
- While located within the inside of an entity, especially referring to:
- One's physical existence or body
- One's mental state or soul
Derived terms
- inwardes
Descendants
- English: inward
- Scots: inward
References
- “in-w??rd, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.
Adjective
inward (superlative ynwardest)
- inside, inward, in the interior; the following special senses exist:
- For the inside; internal
- religious, inside the mind
- emotionally powerful, emotionally true
- unknown, esoteric
Derived terms
- inwardly
- inwardnesse
Descendants
- English: inward
- Scots: inward
References
- “in-w??rd, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.
Noun
inward (plural inwardes)
- The interior of a given thing
- innards; guts
- reasoning, deductive ability
Descendants
- English: inward, innards
References
- “in-w??rd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.
Preposition
inward
- To the inside
References
- “in-w??rd, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.
See also
- outward
inward From the web:
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crosseyed
English
Alternative forms
- cross-eyed (especially UK)
Etymology
cross +? eyed
Adjective
crosseyed (comparative more crosseyed, superlative most crosseyed)
- (US) Having both eyes oriented inward, especially involuntarily.
Translations
crosseyed From the web:
- cross eyed means
- what cross-eyed
- what does cross eyed mean
- what is crosseyed and painless about
- going cross eyed
- what does cross eyed vision look like
- what causes cross eyed babies
- what is cross eyed mary about
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