outward

adj.

1. Of, located on, or moving toward the outside or exterior; outer.
2. Relating to the physical self: a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections.
3. Purely external; superficial: outward composure.

adv.

1. also out·wards (-wərdz) Toward the outside; away from a central point.
2. Archaic. On the outside; externally.

n.
The material or external world: "There is nothing here,/Which, from the outward to the inward brought,/Molded thy baby thought" (Tennyson).

[Middle English, from Old English ūtweard : ūt, out; see out + -weard, -ward.]

outwardness out'ward·ness n.

adjective

Appearing as such but not necessarily so: apparent, external, ostensible, ostensive, seeming, superficial. See surface/depth.

adj

Definition: visible; for appearances
Antonyms: inner, internal, invisible, inward

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
  Antonym: inward (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: that is going out or leaving
  Synonyms: departing, outbound, outward-bound

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The adverb outward has one meaning:

Meaning #1: toward the outside
  Synonym: outwards
  Antonym: inward (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - udvendig, udgående, ydre
adv. - udad, ud
n. - ydre

idioms:

• Outward Bound    for udgående (om skib), Outward Bound (britisk organisation for unge)
• outward bound    for udgående (om skib)

Nederlands (Dutch)
weggaand, uiterlijk, uitwendig, aan de buitenzijde

Français (French)
adj. - extérieur, apparent
adv. - vers l'extérieur, sur la rue
n. - extérieur

idioms:

• outward bound    en partance, centre aéré, (GB) centre aéré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - äußerlich, äußer
adv. - (nach) außen
n. - Äußere

idioms:

• outward bound    Bewegung, die Abenteuertraining bietet, auslaufend
• Outward Bound    auf der Ausreise befindlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εξωτερικός, προς τα έξω, επιφανειακός, προφανής
adv. - προς τα έξω

idioms:

• outward bound    αποπλέων, αποχωρών, προοριζόμενος για το εξωτερικό
• Outward Bound    κίνηση για ζωή στο ύπαιθρο

Italiano (Italian)
esteriore

idioms:

• outward bound    in partenza

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - externo, de fora, aparente
adv. - externamente, visivelmente

idioms:

• Outward Bound    trem/navio que parte de/retorna ao mesmo lugar
• outward bound    viajando para o exterior

Русский (Russian)
внешний, очевидный, поверхностный

idioms:

• outward bound    уходящий в рейс
• Outward Bound    подростковое спортивное движение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hacia afuera
adv. - exteriormente
n. - el exterior, exterioridad, el mundo material

idioms:

• Outward Bound    (GB) organización que proporciona actividades al aire libre para jóvenes
• outward bound    que sale, de ida, de salida

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utgående, ut-, utåtriktad, utåtvänd
adv. - utåt, ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
外面的, 公开的, 外表的, 向外, 表面, 在外, 外面, 外界, 外表, 物质世界

idioms:

• Outward Bound    驶出的, 出港的, 户外锻炼活动, 离家的
• outward bound    驶出的, 出港的, 户外锻炼活动, 离家的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 外面的, 公開的, 外表的
adv. - 向外, 表面, 在外
n. - 外面, 外界, 外表, 物質世界

idioms:

• Outward Bound    駛出的, 出港的, 戶外鍛煉活動, 離家的
• outward bound    駛出的, 出港的, 戶外鍛煉活動, 離家的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 밖으로 향하는, 외면상의, 육욕적인
adv. - 현세적으로, 밖으로 가서
n. - 외부, 외계의 사물, 물질세계

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 外部, 外見
adj. - 外部の, 外側の, 表面の, 外へ向かう, 現世的な, 外来の, 皮相な
adv. - 外へ, 海外へ, 表面に, 外側へ, 国外へ

idioms:

• outward bound    外国行きの, 出て行く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خارجي, ظاهري (ظرف) نحو الخارج, ظاهريا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חיצוני, כלפי חוץ, נראה לעין, של פני השטח‬
adv. - ‮החוצה‬
n. - ‮הופעה חיצונית, הצד החיצוני‬

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