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inåtvänd

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Swedish

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Etymology

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inåt (inwards) +‎ vänd (turned)

Adjective

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inåtvänd (not comparable)

  1. focused on the self (at the exclusion of others)
    1. introverted, introvert
      Synonym: introvert
      Antonym: utåtriktad
    2. inward-looking
      inåtvänd politik
      inward-looking policy
    3. introspective
  2. inward-facing (turned inwards, literally)

Declension

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Inflection of inåtvänd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular inåtvänd
neuter singular inåtvänt
plural inåtvända
masculine plural2 inåtvände
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 inåtvände
all inåtvända

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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