Interiority

in·te·ri·or  (n-tîr-r)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or located on the inside; inner.

2. Of or relating to one's mental or spiritual being: "She thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it" (David Denby).

3. Situated away from a coast or border; inland.

n.

1. The internal portion or area.

2. One's mental or spiritual life.

3. The inland part of a political or geographic entity.

4. The internal affairs of a country or nation.

5. A representation of the inside of a building or room, as in a photograph.

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[Ultimately Latin, comparative adj. of inter, between; see en in Indo-European roots.]

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in·teri·ori·ty (-ôr-t, -r-) n.

in·teri·or·ly adv.