exterior

[ ik-steer-ee-er ]
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adjective
  1. outer; being on the outer side: the exterior surface; exterior decorations.

  2. intended or suitable for outdoor use: exterior paint.

  1. situated or being outside; pertaining to or connected with what is outside: the exterior territories of a country.

noun
  1. the outer surface or part; outside.

  2. outward form or appearance: She has a placid exterior, but inside she is tormented.

  1. Mathematics. the collection of points not contained in the closure of a given set.

Origin of exterior

1
1525–35; <Latin, comparative of exter or exterus on the outside, outward. See ex-1

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Opposites for exterior

Other words from exterior

  • ex·te·ri·or·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for exterior

exterior

/ (ɪkˈstɪərɪə) /


noun
  1. a part, surface, or region that is on the outside

  2. the observable outward behaviour or appearance of a person

  1. a film or scene shot outside a studio

adjective
  1. of, situated on, or suitable for the outside: exterior cleaning

  2. coming or acting from without; external: exterior complications

  1. of or involving foreign nations

Origin of exterior

1
C16: from Latin, comparative of exterus on the outside, from ex out of

Derived forms of exterior

  • exteriorly, adverb

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