interiority en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English interior Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English interiority From interior + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being interior.
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(of a person, uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being interior. ▸ The state or quality of being private.
(For a contemporary counterpart consider the perverse geometry and raw interiority of the painter Carroll Dunham.)
2007 March 30, Andrea K. Scott, “The Way the World Ends, Vividly Imagined”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| interiorities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |