- inward-looking adj
- ['ɪnwəd'lʊkɪŋ]
(society) chiuso (-a)
an inward-looking individual — un introverso
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
inward-looking adj
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inward-looking — inward .looking adj an inward looking person or group is more interested in themselves than in other people used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English
inward-looking — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a people or society as inward looking, you mean that they are more interested in themselves than in other people or societies. ...an insular and inward looking community that doesn t like to be told what… … English dictionary
introverted — adj. turned inward, bent towards the inside; tending to focus on one s own thoughts and feelings (Psychology) in·tro·vert || ɪntrəʊvÉœrt / vÉœËt n. one who is inward looking, one who tends to focus on his own thoughts and feelings v. turn… … English contemporary dictionary
insular — [adj] narrow minded bigoted, circumscribed, closed, confined, contracted, cut off, detached, illiberal, inward looking, isolated, limited, narrow, parochial, petty, prejudiced, provincial, restricted, secluded, separate, separated, sequestered;… … New thesaurus
parochial — [adj] narrow minded, restricted biased, bigoted, conservative, conventional, insular, inward looking, limited, local, narrow, petty, prejudiced, provincial, regional, sectarian, sectional, shallow, small minded, small town; concept 542 Ant. broad … New thesaurus
provincial — [adj] countrified; limited bigoted, bucolic, country, hidebound, homegrown, homespun, insular, inward looking, local, narrow, narrow minded, parochial, pastoral, petty, rude, rural, rustic, sectarian, smallminded, small town, uninformed,… … New thesaurus
self-centered — [adj] absorbed with oneself egocentric, egoistic, egomaniacal, egotistic, egotistical, grandstanding, having a swelled head*, independent, inward looking, know it all*, narcissistic, on an ego trip*, self absorbed, selfindulgent, self interested … New thesaurus
cross-eyed — adj. (as a disorder) having one or both eyes turned permanently inwards towards the nose. * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: cross (V) 1. : affected with cross eye : having cross eyes a cross eyed child 2. : cockeyed 2b … Useful english dictionary
introspection — Looking inward; self scrutinizing; contemplating one s own mental processes. [intro + L. specto, to look at, inspect] * * * in·tro·spec·tion spek shən n an examination of one s own thoughts and feelings in·tro·spec·tion·al shnəl, shən əl adj * *… … Medical dictionary
photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such … Universalium
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
