interior

[ in-teer-ee-er ]
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adjective
  1. being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.

  2. of or relating to that which is within; inside: an interior view.

  1. situated well inland from the coast or border: the interior towns of a country.

  2. of or relating to the inland.

  3. domestic: interior trade.

  4. private or hidden; inner: interior negotiations of the council.

  5. pertaining to the mind or soul; mental or spiritual: the interior life.

noun
  1. the internal or inner part; inside.

  2. Architecture.

    • the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect, convenience, etc.

    • a single room or apartment so considered.

  1. a pictorial representation of the inside of a room.

  2. the inland parts of a region, country, etc.: the Alaskan interior.

  3. the domestic affairs of a country as distinguished from its foreign affairs: the Department of the Interior.

  4. the inner or inward nature or character of anything.

  5. Mathematics. the largest open set contained in a given set, as the points in a circle not including the boundary.

Origin of interior

1
First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin, comparative adjective equivalent to inter- “inward” + -ior comparative suffix; see exterior

synonym study For interior

8. See inside.

Opposites for interior

Other words from interior

  • in·te·ri·or·i·ty [in-teer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-], /ɪnˌtɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-/, noun
  • in·te·ri·or·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for interior (1 of 2)

interior

/ (ɪnˈtɪərɪə) /


noun
  1. a part, surface, or region that is inside or on the inside: the interior of Africa

  2. inner character or nature

  1. a film or scene shot inside a building, studio, etc

  2. a picture of the inside of a room or building, as in a painting or stage design

  3. the inside of a building or room, with respect to design and decoration

adjective
  1. of, situated on, or suitable for the inside; inner

  2. coming or acting from within; internal

  1. of or involving a nation's domestic affairs; internal

  2. (esp of one's spiritual or mental life) secret or private; not observable

Origin of interior

1
C15: from Latin (adj), comparative of inter within

Derived forms of interior

  • interiorly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for Interior (2 of 2)

Interior

/ (ɪnˈtɪərɪə) /


noun
  1. the Interior (in titles) the domestic or internal affairs of any of certain countries: Department of the Interior

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