interiority

interiority means the state or quality of being interior.

Why “interiority” is a great word

The quality of being inward, private, or concerned with the inner life and subjective experience. From the Latin interior ("inner, interior") and the English suffix -ity (denoting a state or condition). First attested in 1701. Unlike "exteriority" (which denotes the external and the apparent) or "objectivity" (which privileges the verifiable fact), interiority is the sanctuary of the unshareable self. It is the flicker of memory behind closed eyes, the silent rehearsal of an unsent letter, and the profound quiet of a room when one is finally alone with one's thoughts—an empire of one, forever inaccessible to census or survey.

noun

The state or quality of being interior.
The state or quality of being interior.; The state or quality of being private.e.g.“(For a contemporary counterpart consider the perverse geometry and raw interiority of the painter Carroll Dunham.)”

Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

intersubjectivity 85% match — The state or condition of being intersubjective. vs interiority →
viscerality 85% match — The state or quality of being visceral.; A quality of being related to the physical as opposed to the virtual or imaginary world or reality. vs interiority →
introspective 85% match — Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself. vs interiority →
inward 85% match — Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside. vs interiority →
intimacy 85% match — Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality. vs interiority →
incommunicability 85% match — The quality or state of being incommunicable. vs interiority →
intersubjective 85% match — Involving or occurring between separate conscious minds. vs interiority →
liminality 84% match — The fact of being on the border of, or in between, two states. vs interiority →