Outwardly

/ˈaʊtwərdli/ adverb

Definition

In appearance or on the surface; the way something looks from the outside rather than its true inner nature.

Etymology

From English 'outward' (from Old English 'ūtweard,' combining 'ūt' meaning out and 'weard' meaning direction), plus '-ly.' Literally means 'toward the outside.'

Kelly Says

The distinction between outward appearance and inward reality obsessed Victorian literature—novels like 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' explored how someone could appear beautiful and respectable while being morally corrupt inside, a theme that still drives modern psychological thrillers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውስጥ
woo-sht
ARالعربية
خارجياً
khaarijiyan
BNবাংলা
বহির্মুখী
boh-hir-moo-khee
CACatalà
exteriorment
ehk-steh-ree-or-men-t
CSČeština
zewnętrně
zeh-vnit-rneh-nee
DADansk
udefra
oo-deh-fra
DEDeutsch
äußerlich
ay-ser-lihk
ELΕλληνικά
εξωτερικά
ehk-soh-teh-ree-kah
ESEspañol
exteriormente
ehk-steh-ree-oh-men-teh
FAفارسی
بیرون
bee-roon
FISuomi
ulkopuolelta
ul-ko-poo-o-let-ta
FRFrançais
extérieurement
ek-steh-ree-er-man
GUGU
બહાર
bah-ar
HAHA
waje
wah-jeh
HEעברית
חיצונית
kheet-zoh-nee-t
HIहिन्दी
बाह्य रूप से
baah-ee roo-p se
HUMagyar
kívülről
kee-vool-ro
IDBahasa Indonesia
ke luar
keh loo-ar
IGIG
n'eche
neh-che
ITItaliano
esteriormente
es-te-ree-or-men-teh
JA日本語
外見上
ge-ken-jou
KKKK
сырт
syrt
KMKM
ក្រៅ
krau
KO한국어
겉으로
geot-teu-ro
MRMR
बाहेर
bah-e-rer
MSBahasa Melayu
luar
loo-ar
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်
pyin
NLNederlands
buitenkant
boeten-kant
NONorsk
utad
oo-taad
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰ
bah-ar
PLPolski
zewnątrz
zheh-noo-d
PTPortuguês
exteriormente
ehk-steh-ree-oh-men-teh
RORomână
în exterior
in ehk-steh-ree-or
RUРусский
наружно
naruzhno
SVSvenska
ytterligt
y-ter-leet
SWKiswahili
njema
n-yeh-ma
TAதமிழ்
வெளிப்படையாக
ve-li-ppa-da-yaag
TEతెలుగు
వెలుపల
ve-lu-pa-la
THไทย
ภายนอก
yap-nok
TLTL
labas
la-bas
TRTürkçe
dışarıdan
dish-ar-ee-dan
UKУкраїнська
зовнішньо
zohv-nish-nyo
URاردو
بیرونی
bee-roo-nee
VITiếng Việt
ngoài
ngow-ee
YOYO
lẹ̀
leh
ZH中文
外表
wai-bian
ZUZU
ngozi
ngoh-zee

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