Outward
/ˈaʊtwəd/noun
Situated on or directed toward the outside or exterior.
Did you know?The word is an old English directional formation, not a mystical term, but it helped shape later phrases about the “outward” self versus the hidden inner self.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
ūtweard
“toward the outside; outward”
Middle English
ME
outwarde
“toward the outside, external”
14th Century
English
outward
“directed away from the center or interior”
Modern English
English
outward
“on or toward the outside; external”