exterior
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.
the outer surface or part; outside.
outward form or appearance: She has a placid exterior, but inside she is tormented.
Mathematics. the collection of points not contained in the closure of a given set.
Origin of exterior
1Other words for exterior
Opposites for exterior
Other words from exterior
- ex·te·ri·or·ly, adverb
Words Nearby exterior
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How to use exterior in a sentence
The exterior is made of super-soft micro-fleece and the interior from organic cotton, which contains hypoallergenic, fine-glass beads.
Best weighted blanket: Sleep like a baby with our comfy bedding picks | PopSci Commerce Team | February 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceStrodel, 59, compared the sign to the giant Bromo Seltzer bottle that once adorned the tower of the same name and the advertisements once painted on the brick exteriors of many small businesses.
Domino Sugar is replacing its massive neon landmark in Baltimore — and hopes no one will notice a difference | Colin Campbell | February 7, 2021 | Washington PostThe final layer on the exterior of the glove can include water-resistance treatment or protection from cuts and wear and tear.
Best winter gloves: Our picks for touch screen gloves, ski gloves, and more | PopSci Commerce Team | February 2, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOn the exterior is the bran, which looks like a thin brown skin.
DWR is a hydrophobic treatment that helps water bead up and run off the exterior of waterproof garments.
Its beautifully aged wooden exterior houses traditional floor seating and beautiful gardens typical of the area.
The site was blacked out at all times, with curtains and painted exterior windows.
Embodying both the disfigured exterior and the sensitive man inside is the challenge facing Cooper.
There is none of the jutting out of decks and balconies, and feeling of exterior bulk that is so familiar to mega-yachts.
The World's Most Beautiful Boat—Yours for Half a Billion Dollars | Tim Teeman | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter leaving Biba in 1976, she became a well-known interior and exterior designer in the revival of the Miami Art Deco District.
Under his rough exterior Soult hid great powers of business, a keen perspicacity, and much tact.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBut beneath this smooth and gentle exterior resided great firmness.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThere is no such thing as an exterior will outside the man's brain, to push one scale down with a finger.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordNewcomen's engine had the interior, as well as the exterior of the steam-cylinder exposed to the cooling atmosphere.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe cathedral, though not one of the largest or most imposing, is remarkable for the elaborate carving of the exterior.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
British Dictionary definitions for exterior
/ (ɪkˈstɪərɪə) /
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
of, situated on, or suitable for the outside: exterior cleaning
coming or acting from without; external: exterior complications
of or involving foreign nations
Origin of exterior
1Derived forms of exterior
- exteriorly, adverb
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