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introspectiveness

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in·tro·spect  (ntr-spkt, ntr-spkt)
intr.v. in·tro·spect·ed, in·tro·spect·ing, in·tro·spects
To engage in introspection.

[Latin intrspicere, intrspect-, to look into : intr-, within; see en in Indo-European roots + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

intro·spective adj.
intro·spective·ly adv.
intro·spective·ness n.
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Noun1.introspectiveness - thoughtfulness about your own situation and feelings
thoughtfulness - the trait of thinking carefully before acting
Translations
introspectiveness [ˌɪntrəʊˈspektɪvnɪs] Nintrospección f
introspectiveness
n (of novel, remarks)introspektiver Charakter; (of person)Neigung fzur Selbstbeobachtung or Introspektion (geh)


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What is fascinating about him is not as much his youthfulness as his introspectiveness.
Certain family characteristics such as parental concern with a child's health and parental abusiveness are particularly relevant to the development of negatively biased introspectiveness and the inclination to monitor inner body sensations.
Hare tries in vain to conform with this new order by attending 'faith parties'--social events that feature prayer, singing, and morale-boosting speeches in an attempt to bolster communal feeling--but he is regarded with suspicion because of his liking for reading and taking solitary walks at a time when activities that denote 'curiosity, or introspectiveness, or a desire for solitude' are frowned upon (p.
 
 
 
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