OUTWARD


Meaning of OUTWARD in English

I. ˈau̇twə(r)d adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūtanweard, ūteweard, ūtweard, from ūtan outside, from outside (from ūt out), ūte out, outside (from ūt out), & ūt out + -weard -ward — more at out

1.

a. : moving, directed, or turned toward the outside or away from a center

the inward or outward flow of money — Journal of Accountancy

the gradual outward slope of the spur ridges — C.B.Hitchcock

an outward journey

b. : of or relating to a movement toward the outside

the cost of returning a parcel includes postage, generally equivalent to the outward charge — Great Britain Post Office Guide

2. : situated or lying on the outside of an enclosure or surface : exterior

found the place where I was to lie … close and confined … and therefore lay all night in an outward room — Tobias Smollett

3. : of or relating to the body and its surface appearance and clothing as opposed to the mind or spirit : bodily , external

outward man

outward beauty

outward form

4.

a. : of or relating to an external act, activity, happening, or condition as distinguished from a mental or emotional process

the chief outward events of his life

the new job represented a great improvement in his outward status

a feverish outward display of energy

b. : of or relating to material objects as opposed to ideal concepts

we alone wore outward shackles — Mary Johnston

c. : of or relating to form as distinguished from essence

began to find a recognized place in the outward pattern of church life — Eastern Churches Quarterly

5. dialect England : inclined to drink : dissipated

Synonyms: see outer

II. adverb

or out·wards -dz

Etymology: outward from Middle English, from Old English ūtanweard, ūteweard, ūtweard, from ūtanweard, ūteweard, ūtweard, adjective; outwards from Middle English outwardes, from Old English ūtweardes, from ūtweard, adjective & adverb + -es -s

1.

a. : toward the outside : away from a center or starting point

the eternally outward moving stars — New York Times

the city stretches outward for many miles

b. : from the soul or mind toward external manifestation

2. obsolete : on the outside : externally

they have a good cover, they show well outward — Shakespeare

III. ˈau̇twə(r)d noun

( -s )

Etymology: outward (I)

1. : external form or appearance : outside

so fair an outward and such stuff within — Shakespeare

2. : the material world

can perceive the outward and the inward, nature's good and God's — Robert Browning

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.