Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inwardness \In"ward*ness\, n.
   1. Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the
      inwardness of conduct.

            Sense can not arrive to the inwardness Of things.
                                                  --Dr. H. More.

   2. Intimacy; familiarity. [Obs.] --Shak.

   3. Heartiness; earnestness.

            What was wanted was more inwardness, more feeling.
                                                  --M. Arnold.

Source : WordNet®

inwardness
     n 1: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
          idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's
          argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
          "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core},
           {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul},
           {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
     2: preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or
        ideological values; "the sensitiveness of James's
        characters, their seeming inwardness"; "Socrates'
        inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness" [ant: {outwardness}]
     3: the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the
        inwardness of the body's organs" [ant: {outwardness}]
     4: preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature
        (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates'
        inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch
        [ant: {outwardness}]