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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•te•ri•or /ɪkˈstɪriɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - being on the outer side or the outside:exterior surfaces.
- intended or suitable for outdoor use: exterior paint.
n. [countable] - the outer surface or part;
outside:the exterior of the house.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•te•ri•or (ik stēr′ē ər),USA pronunciation adj. - outer;
being on the outer side:the exterior surface; exterior decorations. - intended or suitable for outdoor use:exterior paint.
- situated or being outside;
pertaining to or connected with what is outside:the exterior territories of a country.
n. - the outer surface or part;
outside. - outward form or appearance:She has a placid exterior, but inside she is tormented.
- Mathematicsthe collection of points not contained in the closure of a given set.
- Latin, comparative of exter or exterus on the outside, outward. See ex-1
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged outward, outside, external, superficial.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged outlying, extraneous, foreign; extrinsic.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged face.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mien, aspect.
- 1, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged interior.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: exterior /ɪkˈstɪərɪə/ n - a part, surface, or region that is on the outside
- the observable outward behaviour or appearance of a person
- a film or scene shot outside a studio
adj - of, situated on, or suitable for the outside
- coming or acting from without; external
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, comparative of exterus on the outside, from ex out ofexˈteriorly adv |