outer

[ ou-ter ]

adjective

1. situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:

   outer garments; an outer wall.

2. situated farther out or farther from the center:

   the outer reaches of space.

3. of or relating to the external world.

outer

/ ˈaʊtə /

adjective

1. being or located on the outside; external
2. further from the middle or central part

noun

1. archery
   1. the white outermost ring on a target
   2. a shot that hits this ring
2. the unsheltered part of the spectator area at a sports ground
3. on the outer informal.
   excluded or neglected

Other Words From

• outer·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of outer¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; out, -er ⁴

Example Sentences

It's using what animation can do, which is time travel and go to outer space and all kinds of things that you can't normally do in a documentary.

From BBC

He said the deal contained measures to prevent foreign presence in the “outer islands”, and had also been welcomed by all parts of "the US system".

From BBC

“They create an artificial layer of clouds, which traps the heat from the Earth that’s trying to escape to outer space,” said Carlos Lopez de la Osa, from the Transport & Environment campaign group, which has carried out a new study on the solutions to contrails.

From BBC

For all its demographic changes, Leon’s “Our Town,” which is infused with spirituals from wide-ranging religious traditions, completely accepting of an interracial relationship and welcoming of other forms of diversity that likely would have been pushed to the outer margins in the Grover’s Corners that Wilder imagined, feels utterly in sync with the play’s prevailing spirit.

From Los Angeles Times

The measurements from the spacecraft’s instruments indicated that the planets and moons were inactive, unlike the other moons in the outer solar system.

From BBC

Related Words

• exterior
• outlying