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Friar vs Inwardness - What's the difference?

friar | inwardness |

As nouns the difference between friar and inwardness

is that friar is a member of a mendicant christian order such as the augustinians, carmelites (white friars), franciscans (grey friars) or the dominicans (black friars) while inwardness is the characteristic of being inward; directed towards the inside.

friar

English

(wikipedia friar)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
  • (printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
  • An American fish, the silverside.

    • Synonyms

    * (member of religious order) brother, frater, frater or father

    Coordinate terms

    * (member of religious order) sister

    Derived terms

    * friary * black friar * grey friar * white friar

    inwardness

    English

    Noun

  • The characteristic of being inward; directed towards the inside.
  • (obsolete) Internal or true state; essential nature.
    • the inwardness of conduct
    Sense can not arrive to the inwardness of things. — Dr. H. More.
  • (obsolete) intimacy; familiarity
  • * 1599 ,
  • *:BENEDICK. Signior Leonato, let the friar advise you:
  • *:And though you know my inwardness and love
  • *:Is very much unto the prince and Claudio,
  • *:Yet, by mine honour, I will deal in this
  • *:As secretly and justly as your soul
  • *:Should with your body.
  • (obsolete) heartiness; earnestness
    • What was wanted was more inwardness , more feeling. — M. Arnold.