adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/
UK:/ɛkˈstɪəɹɪə/
US:/ɪkˈstɪɹiɚ/
US:/ɛkˈstɪɹiɚ/
rhymes with -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
the exterior part of a sphere
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outer
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Being from outside a country; foreign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
the exterior relations of a state or kingdom
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Outdoor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The outside part, parts or surface of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inside, interior
5
noun
Meaning 5
Foreign lands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
She is our new minister of the exterior
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: interior
6
noun
Meaning 6
A recording taken outside to be used in film-making, often including establishing shots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We'll get the last of the exteriors done tomorrow.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an exterior scene
exterior grade plywood
exterior paints
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: interior
8
noun
Meaning 8
the outer side or surface of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outside
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surface
9
noun
Meaning 9
the region that is outside of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outside
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: region, part
Narrower terms: outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, open
History
Etymology
From Latin exterior.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
во́нкавы
(vónkavy)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Belarusian:
знадво́рны
(znadvórny)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Bulgarian:
въ́ншен
(vǎ́nšen)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Catalan:
exterior
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Czech:
vnější
— relating to the outside parts or surface
French:
extérieur
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Galician:
exterior
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Georgian:
გარე მხარე
(gare mxare)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Georgian:
გარეთა მხარე
(gareta mxare)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Georgian:
ექსტერიერი
(eksṭerieri)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Georgian:
გარეგანი მხარე
(garegani mxare)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
German:
Außen-
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Hungarian:
külső
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Irish:
seachtrach
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Macedonian:
надворешен
(nadvorešen)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Māori:
mōwaho
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Persian:
بیرون
(birun)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Persian:
خارج
(xârej)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Polish:
zewnętrzny
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Portuguese:
exterior
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Russian:
вне́шний
(vnéšnij)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Russian:
нару́жный
(narúžnyj)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
ва̀њскӣ
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
спо̀љашњӣ
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
vànjskī
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
spòljašnjī
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Slovak:
vonkajší
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Slovene:
zunanji
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Spanish:
exterior
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Swedish:
yttre
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Ottoman Turkish:
ظاهر
(zahir)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Ukrainian:
зо́внішній
(zóvnišnij)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Ukrainian:
надві́рній
(nadvírnij)
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Welsh:
allanol
— relating to the outside parts or surface
Bulgarian:
въ́ншност
(vǎ́nšnost)
— The outside part
Galician:
exterior
— The outside part
German:
Äußeres
— The outside part
German:
Außenseite
— The outside part
Greek:
εξωτερικό
(exoterikó)
— The outside part
Hungarian:
külső
— The outside part
Polish:
zewnętrzna
— The outside part
Portuguese:
exterior
— The outside part
Russian:
экстерье́р
(ekstɛrʹjér)
— The outside part
Russian:
нару́жная часть
(narúžnaja častʹ)
— The outside part
Russian:
вне́шняя часть
(vnéšnjaja častʹ)
— The outside part
Russian:
внешность
(vnešnostʹ)
— The outside part
Russian:
наружность
(naružnostʹ)
— The outside part
Sanskrit:
प्रतीक
(pratīka)
— The outside part
Spanish:
exterior
— The outside part
Swedish:
utsida
— The outside part
Swedish:
exteriör
— The outside part
Ottoman Turkish:
طیشاری
(dışarı)
— The outside part