Introspectiveness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being introspective. uncountable
"Born the most sensitive of children into an unhappy family that misreared and misschooled him, Rilke recoiled into introspectiveness and dilletante^([sic]) aestheticism, and long remained there; the world, or outwardness, was what had hurt him, was the enemy."
- 2 thoughtfulness about your own situation and feelings wordnet
Example
More examples"Born the most sensitive of children into an unhappy family that misreared and misschooled him, Rilke recoiled into introspectiveness and dilletante^([sic]) aestheticism, and long remained there; the world, or outwardness, was what had hurt him, was the enemy."
Etymology
From introspective + -ness.
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