Inward vs Onward - What's the difference?
inward | onward |
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
Moving forward.
Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
* Sir Philip Sidney
In a forward direction.
As adjectives the difference between inward and onward
is that inward is situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside while onward is moving forward.As adverbs the difference between inward and onward
is that inward is towards the inside while onward is in a forward direction.As a noun inward
is that which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.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
*onward
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- There was an onward rush as the gates opened
- Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labour.
Adverb
(-)- Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war...