Dictionary

exterior en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɛkˈstɪɹiɚ/ (US)
• /ɛkˈstɪəɹɪə/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪkˈstɪɹiɚ/ (US)
• /ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin exterior.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
   • the exterior part of a sphere
   • Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man / Resemble that it was. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
2. (not-comparable) Being from outside a country; foreign.
   • the exterior relations of a state or kingdom
3. (not-comparable) Outdoor.

Forms

Antonyms

interior

Deriveds

exteriorness · exterior angle · exterior product · exterior derivative · exteriority · exteriorize · exteriorly · exteriorization · exteriorisation · exteriorise

Synonyms

outer

Translations (36)

hu külső (relating to the outside parts or surface) · cy allanol (relating to the outside parts or surface) · sh vànjskī (relating to the outside parts or surface) · sk vonkajší (relating to the outside parts or surface) · mk надворешен (relating to the outside parts or surface) · ga seachtrach (relating to the outside parts or surface) · cs vnější (relating to the outside parts or surface) · sl zunanji (relating to the outside parts or surface) · sh спо̀љашњӣ (relating to the outside parts or surface) · be знадво́рны (relating to the outside parts or surface) · sv yttre (relating to the outside parts or surface) · fi ulkoinen (relating to the outside parts or surface) · ca exterior (relating to the outside parts or surface) · sh ва̀њскӣ (relating to the outside parts or surface) · ru вне́шний (relating to the outside parts or surface) · uk надві́рній (relating to the outside parts or surface) · de Außen- (relating to the outside parts or surface) · ota ظاهر (relating to the outside parts or surface) · ka გარეგანი მხარე (relating to the outside parts or surface) · pl zewnętrzny (relating to the outside parts or surface) · pt exterior (relating to the outside parts or surface) · fa خارج (relating to the outside parts or surface) · bg въ́ншен (relating to the outside parts or surface) · ka გარეთა მხარე (relating to the outside parts or surface) · ka ექსტერიერი (relating to the outside parts or surface) · fi ulko- (relating to the outside parts or surface) · fa بیرون (relating to the outside parts or surface) · be во́нкавы (relating to the outside parts or surface) · fr extérieur (relating to the outside parts or surface) · ka გარე მხარე (relating to the outside parts or surface) · ru нару́жный (relating to the outside parts or surface) · sh spòljašnjī (relating to the outside parts or surface) · es exterior (relating to the outside parts or surface) · mi mōwaho (relating to the outside parts or surface) · uk зо́внішній (relating to the outside parts or surface) · gl exterior (relating to the outside parts or surface)

exterior en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɛkˈstɪɹiɚ/ (US)
• /ɛkˈstɪəɹɪə/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪkˈstɪɹiɚ/ (US)
• /ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin exterior.

Meanings

1. The outside part, parts or surface of something.
   • The structure's exterior is clad in aluminum-oxidized pine, which gives it a reflective quality that complements the galvanized-steel roof. 2026 May 14, Julie Belcove, “Farm Fresh”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 93:
   • The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package
   • Before dissecting a shark to see how it manages to function so effectively, let us first examine its exterior. 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 31:
   • [I]n the 575 days since [Oscar] Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, there has been an unseemly scramble to construct revisionist histories, to identify evidence beneath that placid exterior of a pugnacious, hair-trigger personality. 2014 October 21, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner's punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014, p. S22]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport):
2. Foreign lands.
   • She is our new minister of the exterior
3. A recording taken outside to be used in film-making, often including establishing shots.
   • We'll get the last of the exteriors done tomorrow.

Forms

Antonyms

inside · interior · interior

Relateds

external

Translations (22)

es exterior (The outside part) · ru наружность (The outside part) · hu külső (The outside part) · pt exterior (The outside part) · ota طیشاری (The outside part) · ru нару́жная часть (The outside part) · ru внешность (The outside part) · ru экстерье́р (The outside part) · sv exteriör (The outside part) · fi ulkomaat (Foreign lands) · de Äußeres (The outside part) · gl exterior (The outside part) · de Außenseite (The outside part) · bg въ́ншност (The outside part) · sv utsida (The outside part) · fi ulkopuoli (The outside part) · pl zewnętrzna (The outside part) · ota طیشاری (Foreign lands) · sa प्रतीक (The outside part) · tr hariciye (Foreign lands) · el εξωτερικό (The outside part) · ru вне́шняя часть (The outside part)