interiority
Private mental world
Interiority is the quality of having an inner life—the private world of thoughts, feelings, and self-awareness that exists beneath outward behavior.
The term appears in philosophy, psychology, and literary criticism when discussing consciousness or subjective experience: The novel's strength lies in its exploration of the protagonist's interiority.
It contrasts with exteriority, the external or observable.
State of being complicated
- richnessState of abundance
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- subtletyFine distinction, easily missed
- layersStacked levels or coatings
profoundness · soul · essence · core · heart · mystery · enigma · inner sanctum
Personal viewpoint coloring perception
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- qualiaSubjective character of experiences
- inner experienceSubjective mental life
- lived experienceKnowledge from personal participation
selfhood · being · subjective experience · felt sense · embodiment · presence · intentionality · sentience
Total mental life
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
id · ego · superego · inner life · mental states · inner world · emotional depth · psychodynamics
Examining one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
solitude · self-inquiry · self-analysis · self-observation · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · self-study · self-discovery
complexity
State of being complicated
layers · profoundness · soul · essence · core · heart · mystery · enigma · inner sanctum · fathomlessness
subjectivity
Personal viewpoint coloring perception
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- qualiaSubjective character of experiences
- inner experienceSubjective mental life
lived experience · selfhood · being · subjective experience · felt sense · embodiment · presence · intentionality · sentience · awareness
psyche
Total mental life
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
unconscious · id · ego · superego · inner life · mental states · inner world · emotional depth · psychodynamics · inner conflict
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
rumination · solitude · self-inquiry · self-analysis · self-observation · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · self-study · self-discovery · self-exploration
- mindmind, thought, cognition, consciousness, thinking
- characterizationprotagonist, trait, antagonist, hero, villain
- charactersprotagonist, antagonist, hero, character, characters
- inner experienceinner life, mind's eye, inner world, awareness, intuition
- inner selfself, soul, psyche, inner being, true self
- homehouse, home, apartment, condo, bathroom
interiorityexternality
Uncompensated effect on others
outwardness · external world · physical manifestation · worldliness · objectivity
interioritysocial self
Identity shown to others
visibility · exposure · exhibitionism · transparency · openness
interioritysuperficiality
Absence of meaningful depth
shallowness · surface · externalism · externals · façade