exterior Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the region that is outside of something
    outside.
  2. noun the outer side or surface of something
    outside.
  3. adjective situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building
    • an exterior scene
    • exterior grade plywood
    • exterior paints

WordNet

Ex*te"ri*or adjective
Etymology
L. exterior, compar. of exter or exterus on the outside, outward, foreign, strange, a compar. fr. ex: cf. F. extérieur. See Ex, and cf. Extreme, Interior.
Definitions
  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. Shak.
  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. Milton.
  3. Relating to foreign nations; foreign; as, the exterior relations of a state or kingdom. Wilhelm. See Illust. of Ravelin.
Ex*te"ri*or noun
Definitions
  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.

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