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interior

[ in-teer-ee-er ]

adjective

  1. being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center:

    the interior rooms of a house.

    Antonyms: exterior

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

    an interior view.

  3. situated well inland from the coast or border:

    the interior towns of a country.

  4. of or relating to the inland.
  5. domestic:

    interior trade.

  6. private or hidden; inner:

    interior negotiations of the council.

  7. pertaining to the mind or soul; mental or spiritual:

    the interior life.



noun

  1. the internal or inner part; inside.

    Antonyms: exterior

  2. Architecture.
    1. the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect, convenience, etc.
    2. a single room or apartment so considered.
  3. a pictorial representation of the inside of a room.
  4. the inland parts of a region, country, etc.:

    the Alaskan interior.

  5. the domestic affairs of a country as distinguished from its foreign affairs:

    the Department of the Interior.

  6. the inner or inward nature or character of anything.
  7. Mathematics. the largest open set contained in a given set, as the points in a circle not including the boundary.

Interior

1

/ ɪnˈtɪərɪə /

noun

  1. the Interior
    in titles the domestic or internal affairs of any of certain countries

    Department of the Interior



interior

2

/ ɪnˈtɪərɪə /

noun

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

    the interior of Africa

  2. inner character or nature
  3. a film or scene shot inside a building, studio, etc
  4. a picture of the inside of a room or building, as in a painting or stage design
  5. 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
  3. of or involving a nation's domestic affairs; internal
  4. (esp of one's spiritual or mental life) secret or private; not observable

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Derived Forms

  • inˈteriorly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • in·te·ri·or·i·ty [in-teer-ee-, awr, -i-tee, -, or, -], noun
  • in·teri·or·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of interior1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of interior1

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

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Synonym Study

See inside.

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