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in·te·ri·or I. \(ˈ)in.|tirēə(r), ən.ˈt-, -tēr-\ adjective Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin, compar. of (assumed) Old Latin interus inward, on the inside; akin to Latin inter between, among — more at inter- 1. : being within the limiting surface or boundary < interior communication > : inside, inner — opposed to exterior 2. : remote from the surface, border, or shore : situated toward the center of a mass, area, or structure < interior recesses of the castle > : inland < interior lake > < interior markets > 3. : belonging to the inner constitution or operation of something or to its private or concealed nature < interior meaning of a poem > 4. : belonging to mental or spiritual life < interior monologue > : not bodily or worldly Synonyms: see inner II. noun (-s) 1. : something that is within : the internal or inner part of a thing : inside < interior of a house > 2. : the inland part (as of a country, state, kingdom) < deep into the interior of Australia > 3. : the inner or spiritual nature : inner character 4. : the internal affairs of a state or nation < Department of the Interior > 5. : a scene or view of the interior of a building < learned to draw interiors > 6. : an indoor setting or scene in a play or motion picture |