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interior

[in-teer-ee-er]

adjective

  1. being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center.

    the interior rooms of a house.

    Antonyms:
  2. of or relating to that which is within; inside.

    an interior view.

  3. situated well inland from the coast or border.

    the interior towns of a country.

  4. of or relating to the inland.

  5. domestic.

    interior trade.

  6. private or hidden; inner.

    interior negotiations of the council.

  7. pertaining to the mind or soul; mental or spiritual.

    the interior life.



noun

  1. the internal or inner part; inside.

    Antonyms:
  2. Architecture.

    1. the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect, convenience, etc.

    2. a single room or apartment so considered.

  3. a pictorial representation of the inside of a room.

  4. the inland parts of a region, country, etc..

    the Alaskan interior.

  5. the domestic affairs of a country as distinguished from its foreign affairs.

    the Department of the Interior.

  6. the inner or inward nature or character of anything.

  7. Mathematics.the largest open set contained in a given set, as the points in a circle not including the boundary.

interior

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/ ɪˈɪəɪə /

noun

  1. a part, surface, or region that is inside or on the inside

    the interior of Africa

  2. inner character or nature

  3. a film or scene shot inside a building, studio, etc

  4. a picture of the inside of a room or building, as in a painting or stage design

  5. the inside of a building or room, with respect to design and decoration

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, situated on, or suitable for the inside; inner

  2. coming or acting from within; internal

  3. of or involving a nation's domestic affairs; internal

  4. (esp of one's spiritual or mental life) secret or private; not observable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Interior

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/ ɪˈɪəɪə /

noun

  1. (in titles) the domestic or internal affairs of any of certain countries

    Department of the Interior

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • interiority noun
  • interiorly adverb
  • ˈٱǰ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of interior1

First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin, comparative adjective equivalent to inter- “inward” + -ior comparative suffix; exterior
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Word History and Origins

Origin of interior1

C15: from Latin (adj), comparative of inter within
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Synonym Study

See inside.
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The nighttime and interior shots are so dark that you begin to pray, for Odin’s sake: Can someone please turn on the lights?

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The vinyl rain gutter sagged and melted, its plastic material flapping in the wind like a flag, and the window shattered shortly after, letting the flames enter the interior.

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A blast wave is said to have damaged a plastered cornice on the eastern façade but not affected the interior.

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Hear me out: the root vegetable, while revered for its colorful interior and satisfying crunch, is simply reduced to just its bulb.

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Another appeared to use a makeshift flamethrower to set the interior of a car ablaze.

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