adjective
- proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage.
- pertaining to or being what is seen or apparent, as distinguished from the underlying nature, facts, etc.; pertaining to surface qualities only; superficial: outward appearances.
- belonging or pertaining to external actions or appearances, as opposed to inner feelings, mental states, etc.: an outward show of grief.
- that lies toward the outside; that is on the outer side; exterior: an outward court.
- of or relating to the outside, outer surface, or exterior: to make repairs on the outward walls of a house.
- pertaining to the outside of the body; external.
- pertaining to the body, as opposed to the mind or spirit.
- belonging or pertaining to what is external to oneself: outward influences.
noun
- that which is external; the external or material world.
- outward appearance.
adverb Also out·wards.
- toward the outside; out.
- visibly expressing one’s inner feelings, mental state, etc.
- away from port: a ship bound outward.
- Obsolete. on the outside; externally.
adverb
- towards the outside; out
adjective
- of or relating to what is apparent or superficial
- of or relating to the outside of the body
- belonging or relating to the external, as opposed to the mental, spiritual, or inherent
- of, relating to, or directed towards the outside or exterior
- (of a ship, part of a voyage, etc) leaving for a particular destination
- the outward man
- the body as opposed to the soul
- facetiousclothing
adverb
- (of a ship) away from port
- a variant of outwards
noun
- the outward part; exterior
adj.Old English utweard “toward the outside, external” (of an enclosure, surface, etc.), earlier utanweard, from ute, utan “outside” (from ut; see out) + -weard (see -ward). Of persons, in reference to the external appearance (usually opposed to inner feelings), it is attested from c.1500. Also as an adverb in Old English (utaword). Outward-bound “directed on a course out from home port” is first recorded c.1600; with capital initials, it refers to a sea school founded in 1941. Related: Outwardly; outwardness.