exterior1 nounexterior2 adjective
exteriorex‧te‧ri‧or1 /ɪkˈstɪəriə $ -ˈtɪriər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Belle finds a sweet soul behind his gruff exterior.
- the exterior of a house
- Any tumultuous exterior I offer is merely to draw the crowds.
- Beneath that assured exterior, thought Meredith, she's vulnerable.
- It smashed against the rusted freight car behind her, shattering the glass exterior and buckling the sensitive anode.
- The exterior of Linköping Cathedral is unimpressive.
- The concrete garden path has been bricked over and vines adorn the white-painted exterior.
- The dome is protected by a timber roof and is tiled on the exterior.
- The interior is still in ruinous condition though the exterior is fairly intact.
- With her soft voice and her calm exterior, she absolutely would not let creditors off the hook.
Longman Language Activatorthe part of something that you see from the outside
· The outside is green, the inside is blue.the outside of · The outside of the house needs painting.on the outside · The emergency blankets are lined with plastic on the outside and paper on the inside.from the outside · The door can only be locked from the outside.
the outside part or surface of a building, vehicle etc - used especially in technical contexts: · The building has an attractive wood exterior.the exterior of: · The exterior of Durham cathedral is one of the most magnificent in England.· Clean the exterior of the car thoroughly before applying paint.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
The dome is tiled on the exterior.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
The dome is tiled on the exterior.· So you see, beneath that calm exterior lies a highly unstable child.· With her soft voice and her calm exterior, she absolutely would not let creditors off the hook.
· There is little or no hint of the compassion and humanity which lay beneath the cool exterior.· It all added up to the fact that below Silas's cool exterior there was warmth and compassion for others.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[usually singular] the outside of something, especially a building OPP interiorexterior of- Beneath his highly cool exterior he was anguished and distraught.
- It all added up to the fact that below Silas's cool exterior there was warmth and compassion for others.
- So you see, beneath that calm exterior lies a highly unstable child.
- There is little or no hint of the compassion and humanity which lay beneath the cool exterior.
- With her soft voice and her calm exterior, she absolutely would not let creditors off the hook.
the exterior of the factory The dome is tiled on the exterior.2calm/cool etc exterior behaviour that seems calm, unfriendly etc but which often hides a different feeling or attitude: Beneath that calm exterior, he has a fierce will to win.exterior1 nounexterior2 adjective
exteriorexterior2 adjective [usually before noun] WORD ORIGINexterior2
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin ‘more outward’, from exter; ➔ EXTERNALEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- exterior paint
- the car's sleek exterior design
- Drawbacks: The exterior walls get very hot during combination cooking.
- With the leap to exterior grandeur from the 1870s went a new concentration on the magnificence of the interior arrangements of stations.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The exterior walls need a new coat of paint.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
1on the outside of something OPP interior: The exterior walls need a new coat of paint.· Drawbacks: The exterior walls get very hot during combination cooking.· The framing went up, the exterior walls, the siding.· The other side's the exterior wall of the castle.· To let in light, the architects left a few gaps-windows-in the essentially monolithic exterior walls.· On the outside of the same part of the Abbey, workers are busy renovating the exterior wall.· These arches are visible on the exterior wall surfaces.· The interior is unusual with columns set on circular plan but with flatter, straight sides to the exterior walls.· In the exterior walls prison chambers still survive which are of Romanesque date, while the audience chamber possesses a fine wall-fireplace.
The exterior walls need a new coat of paint.2exterior scenes in a film are filmed outdoors3coming from or relating to facts, situations etc other than the one you are considering: information that is exterior to the text itself