interiority
noun
in·te·ri·or·i·ty
(ˌ)in-ˌtir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē 
-ˈär-
1
: interior quality or character
2
: inner life or substance : psychological existence
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Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary.
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Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
Piercing the sterility of contemporary life with the disruptive transgression of eroticism, Silver’s film features dreamy fantasy sequences that interrupt and disrupt, drawing us expertly into its characters’ sensual and unusual interiority.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
In a third-person novel interiority is available, but it’s still framed externally.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The two books share a racing, hyperbolic approach to interiority.
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Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
Piercing the sterility of contemporary life with the disruptive transgression of eroticism, Silver’s film features dreamy fantasy sequences that interrupt and disrupt, drawing us expertly into its characters’ sensual and unusual interiority.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
In a third-person novel interiority is available, but it’s still framed externally.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The two books share a racing, hyperbolic approach to interiority.
—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for interiority
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“Interiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interiority. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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