exterior

Syllables: ex·ter·ior/ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/US/ɪkˈstɪɹiɚ/

exterior adjective: relating to the outside parts or surface of something.

Adjective

exterior (not comparable)

Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
- the exterior part of a sphere
- Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man / Resemble that it was.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
Synonyms:

outer
Being from outside a country; foreign.
- the exterior relations of a state or kingdom
Outdoor.

Noun

exterior (plural exteriors)

The outside part, parts or surface of something.
- The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package
- Before dissecting a shark to see how it manages to function so effectively, let us first examine its exterior.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 31
Antonyms:

inside, interior
Foreign lands.
- She is our new minister of the exterior
Antonyms:

interior
A recording taken outside to be used in film-making, often including establishing shots.
- We'll get the last of the exteriors done tomorrow.

exterior meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

exterior in Tamil

புறஞ்சார்ந்த, புறத்தோற்றம், புறம், வெளிப்புறமான, வெளிப்புறம், புறத்துள்ள

exterior in Marathi

बाह्य

exterior in Urdu

exterior: خارج xārij
exterior, outward: باہر bāhar

exterior in Bengali

বহি, বহিরাবরণ, বাহির, বাহি্যক গঠন, বাহিরের তল, বাহি্যক চালচলন

More languagesFewer languages

exterior in Malayalam: പുറമേയുള്ള, പുറത്തുള്ള, ബാഹ്യമായ
exterior in Kannada: ಹೊರರೂಪ, ಬಹಿರಂಗ, ಹೊರನೋಟ, ಹೊರಮೈ
exterior in Punjabi: ਬਾਹਰ bāhar, باہر bāhar
exterior in Gujarati: બાહ્ય
exterior in Odia: ବାହ୍ଯ଼
exterior in Sanskrit: प्रतीक pratīka
exterior in Persian: بیرون birun, خارج xârej

Examples of exterior in a sentence

It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities.
After the hurricane there was a severe regional shortage of plywood, especially exterior plywood.
The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior.

All 40 example sentences with exterior

Synonyms of exterior

outer

Antonyms

Forms of exterior

Adjective
alternative form (obsolete)	exteriour
Noun
plural	exteriors

Plural of exterior: exteriors

Origin of exterior

From Latin exterior.

Words formed from exterior

Phrases with exterior

Questions about exterior

What does exterior mean?: Exterior means relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
What is exterior in Tamil?: Exterior in Tamil is புறஞ்சார்ந்த, புறத்தோற்றம், புறம். See Exterior meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is exterior?: Exterior can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce exterior?: Exterior is pronounced /ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/ (UK).

Words near exterior in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: exterior (page history and authors); exterior (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exterior (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); باہر (Urdu) (page history and authors); exterior (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exterior (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exterior (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); باہر (Punjabi) (page history and authors); exterior (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exterior (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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