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[ in-teer-ee-er ] / ɪnˈtɪər i ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR interior ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebeing within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house. of or relating to that which is within; inside: an interior view. situated well inland from the coast or border: the interior towns of a country. of or relating to the inland. domestic: interior trade. private or hidden; inner: interior negotiations of the council. pertaining to the mind or soul; mental or spiritual: the interior life. nounthe internal or inner part; inside. Architecture. - the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect, convenience, etc.
- a single room or apartment so considered.
a pictorial representation of the inside of a room. the inland parts of a region, country, etc.: the Alaskan interior. the domestic affairs of a country as distinguished from its foreign affairs: the Department of the Interior. the inner or inward nature or character of anything. Mathematics. the largest open set contained in a given set, as the points in a circle not including the boundary. Origin of interiorFirst recorded in 1480–90; from Latin, comparative adjective equivalent to inter- “inward” + -ior comparative suffix; see exterior ANTONYMS FOR interiorSEE ANTONYMS FOR interior ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for interior8. See inside. OTHER WORDS FROM interiorin·te·ri·or·i·ty [in-teer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-], /ɪnˌtɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-/, nounin·te·ri·or·ly, adverbWords nearby interiorinterim, interim denture, Interim Standard Atmosphere, interinsurance, interionic, interior, interior angle, interior decoration, interior decorator, interior design, interior designer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for interiorThe interior video shows the gunman firing the shot through the window. Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST One of its top officials is the current minister of the interior in Baghad. What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Hedwig calls on me to have a much more expansive energy—not so interior. Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST An Italian Interior Ministry official told The Daily Beast that issues in Africa offered a more accurate explanation. Britain’s Let-Em-All-Die Policy|Nico Hines, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, the Ministry of Interior released a report of 141 investigations against candidates accused of vote-buying around Ukraine. Ukraine’s Wild and Wooly Elections|Anna Nemtsova|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the interior of their abode, they occupy themselves with feminine tasks, and fervently perform the rites of their religion. The Smuggler Chief|Gustave Aimard The chimneys may be made with such low fitting between the cap and the body that no interior swinging flaps are required. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber|Sidney Morgan The interior of an empty church would be shown by evening twilight. Great Facts|Frederick C. Bakewell With this thorough reflection is combined diffusion as thorough, the interior of the globe being shaped as ribs. Inventors at Work|George Iles But the interior of the laboratory displayed no gruesome scene. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931|Various
British Dictionary definitions for interior (1 of 2)
nouna part, surface, or region that is inside or on the insidethe interior of Africa inner character or nature a film or scene shot inside a building, studio, etc a picture of the inside of a room or building, as in a painting or stage design the inside of a building or room, with respect to design and decoration adjectiveof, situated on, or suitable for the inside; inner coming or acting from within; internal of or involving a nation's domestic affairs; internal (esp of one's spiritual or mental life) secret or private; not observable Derived forms of interiorinteriorly, adverbWord Origin for interiorC15: from Latin (adj), comparative of inter within British Dictionary definitions for interior (2 of 2)
nounthe Interior (in titles) the domestic or internal affairs of any of certain countriesDepartment 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 Words related to interiorinternal, remote, intimate, domestic, private, secret, gut, home, marrow, heart, substance, lining, inside, innards, soul, bosom, pith, viscera, belly, midst |