exterior

Speech parts

1. exterior - Noun

2. exterior - Adjective

Meaning

External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; -- opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere.

External; on the outside; without the limits of; extrinsic; as, an object exterior to a man, opposed to what is within, or in his mind.

Relating to foreign nations; foreign; as, the exterior relations of a state or kingdom.

The outward surface or part of a thing; that which is external; outside.

Outward or external deportment, form, or ceremony; visible act; as, the exteriors of religion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

outside surface front face external covering shell outdoor outward facade outermost outer exteriority hull out
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Antonyms

interior cardinal midland center corn keystone
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Hypernyms

surface region part

Hyponyms

open outdoors out of doors open-air

Phrases with the word

exterior design exterior decor exterior air exterior policy exterior fit-out exterior furniture

Examples

Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior. Juvenal

Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose. William Cowper

A fair exterior is a silent recommendation. Publilius Syrus

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me. Walt Whitman

It is foolish to wish for beauty. Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others. If the mind be but well cultivated, and the heart well disposed, no one ever cares for the exterior. Anne Brontë

Inside every woman there is a Kali. [Hindu goddess who morphed into seven hidden beings to win a battle] Do not mistake the exterior for the interior. Jennifer Beals

Close letter words and terms

extenuator extenuatory exterge exterior air exterior algebra exterior angle