exterior
outer; being on the outer side: the exterior surface; exterior decorations.
intended or suitable for outdoor use: exterior paint.
situated or being outside; pertaining to or connected with what is outside: the exterior territories of a country.
the outer surface or part; outside.
outward form or appearance: She has a placid exterior, but inside she is tormented.
Mathematics. the collection of points not contained in the closure of a given set.
Origin of exterior
1Other words for exterior
Opposites for exterior
Other words from exterior
- ex·te·ri·or·ly, adverb
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How to use exterior in a sentence
But behind their intensely competitive exteriors, they nurtured intensely competitive interiors.
No Drama Obama’s Dramatic 2012 Reelection Campaign | Richard Wolffe | September 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sunshine that was so even in his slick L.A. exteriors is warped and sometimes hidden entirely in these works.
Their destination was Northampton, Massachusetts, home of Smith College, where exteriors for the film would be shot.
Some years ago the aisles and clerestory were skilfully refaced, and consequently the exteriors have a very modern appearance.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyBut it is terrible, is it not, to think of the misery concealed under these brilliant and showy Parisian exteriors?
The Immortal | Alphonse Daudet
The interiors and exteriors of the mind, of which the angels told us, are devised fictions.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love | Emanuel SwedenborgPoppa restricts himself to exteriors wherever he can—says he doesn't seem to mix up his impressions so much that way.
The Travelling Companions | F. AnsteyNeither in piers nor in walls do we find that inward slope which is almost universal in Egyptian exteriors.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) | Georges Perrot
British Dictionary definitions for exterior
/ (ɪkˈstɪərɪə) /
a part, surface, or region that is on the outside
the observable outward behaviour or appearance of a person
a film or scene shot outside a studio
of, situated on, or suitable for the outside: exterior cleaning
coming or acting from without; external: exterior complications
of or involving foreign nations
Origin of exterior
1Derived forms of exterior
- exteriorly, adverb
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