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Antonyms for interior

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : in-teer-ee-er
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɪər i ər

Definition of interior

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Middle French intérieur and directly from Latin interior "inner, interior, middle," comparative adjective of inter "within" (see inter-). Meaning "of the interior parts of a country" is from 1777; meaning "internal affairs of a country or state" (as in U.S. Department of the Interior) is from 1838. Interior decoration first attested 1807. Interior design from 1927.
  • adj inside, central
  • noun center, core
Example sentences :
  • Some came from the interior of Africa and had woolly hair and thick lips.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Hawarden is called a Castle, but it has not, either in its exterior or interior, the aspect of a Castle.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The apparatus and its weights are arranged in the interior of the vessel.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • It was brown as to crust, and flaky and light as to interior.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Everything was on a colossal scale, and trim as a Dutch interior.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • The manufactories, one and all, are inaccessible as the interior of a Carmelite convent.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Also, grave-chamber (the interior of the grave-hill), cave: acc.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • I'd suggest, at a hazard guess, some place in the interior of Pennsylvania.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • From the interior of the house a broad beam of light fell upon the guests.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • From the interior, voices called out into the night: "Lorenzi."
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

Synonyms for interior

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