exterior

[ex·te·ri·or]

Something that's exterior is on the outside of some structure or object. An exterior door on a house opens to the outdoors, rather than connecting one room to another.

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

Noun
the outer side or surface of something

Noun
the region that is outside of something

Adjective
situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building; "an exterior scene"; "exterior grade plywood"; "exterior paints"


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

a.
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.

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

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

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


Exterior

Ex*te"ri*or, a. [L. exterior, compar. of exter or exterus on the outside, outward, foreign, strange, a compar. fr. ex: cf. F. ext'82rieur. See Ex, and cf. Extreme, Interior.] 1. External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; -- opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere.
Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man Resemble that it was.
2. 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.
Without exterior help sustained.
3. Relating to foreign nations; foreign; as, the exterior relations of a state or kingdom. Exterior angle (Geom.), the angle included between any side of a triangle or polygon and the prolongation of the adjacent side; also, an angle included between a line crossing two parallel lines and either of the latter on the outside. -- Exterior side (Fort.), the side of the polygon upon which a front of fortification is formed. Wilhelm. See Illust. of Ravelin.

Exterior

Ex*te"ri*or, n. 1. The outward surface or part of a thing; that which is external; outside. 2. Outward or external deportment, form, or ceremony; visible act; as, the exteriors of religion.

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

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

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Usage Examples

The interior of the house personifies the private world the exterior of it is part of the outside world.

The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal.

We all have to find beauty within us, as opposed to just our exterior.

We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

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

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth.

But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter.

Many of the artists who have represented Negro life have seen only the comic, ludicrous side of it, and have lacked sympathy with and appreciation for the warm big heart that dwells within such a rough exterior.

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