Inward vs Inflowing - What's the difference?
inward | inflowing |
Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
(obsolete) Intimate, closely acquainted; familiar.
*, II.3:
*:There is nothing can be added unto the daintinesse of Fulvius'' wives death, who was so inward with ''Augustus .
* Bible, Job xix. 19
* Sir Philip Sidney
Towards the inside.
(obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) That which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
* Milton
(obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) The mental faculties.
(obsolete) A familiar friend or acquaintance.
* Shakespeare
The act of process of flowing in; inflow.
*1907 , Emanuel Swedenborg, Theological Works :
As adjectives the difference between inward and inflowing
is that inward is situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside while inflowing is flowing in or inward.As nouns the difference between inward and inflowing
is that inward is (obsolete|chiefly|in the plural) that which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera while inflowing is the act of process of flowing in; inflow.As an adverb inward
is towards the inside.As a verb inflowing is
.inward
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- All my inward friends abhorred me.
- He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life.
Derived terms
* inwards * inwardly * inwardnessAdverb
(en adverb)- So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward . — Milton.
Noun
(en noun)- (Jeremy Taylor)
- Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.
- I was an inward of his.
Anagrams
*inflowing
English
Etymology 1
From .Noun
(en noun)- The reason why this is so is that the Lord, by influx from Himself, actuates all things of the soul and all things of the mind, with angels, spirits, and men, — and actuates them by an inflowing' of love and wisdom, and this ' inflowing is the very activity from which all delight comes,— […]
