exterior

[ik-steer-ee-er] /ɪkˈstɪər i ər/
adjective
1.
outer; being on the outer side:
the exterior surface; exterior decorations.
2.
intended or suitable for outdoor use:
exterior paint.
3.
situated or being outside; pertaining to or connected with what is outside:
the exterior territories of a country.
noun
4.
the outer surface or part; outside.
5.
outward form or appearance:
She has a placid exterior, but inside she is tormented.
6.
Mathematics. the collection of points not contained in the closure of a given set.
Origin
1525-35; < Latin, comparative of exter or exterus on the outside, outward. See ex-1
Related forms
exteriorly, adverb
Synonyms
1. outward, outside, external, superficial. 3. outlying, extraneous, foreign; extrinsic. 4. face. 5. mien, aspect.
Antonyms
1, 4. interior.
Examples from the web for exterior
  • Not to speak of the damage which is not visible in a standard view of the exterior of a car.
  • The inferior surface is rough and irregular, and forms part of the exterior of the base of the skull.
  • The historic interior and exterior need tending once again, to modernize utility systems and shore up walls and roofs.
  • It is as much a giant sculpture as a building, the zinc exterior sliced in dozens of seemingly random lines and geometric shapes.
  • And there is this: a seaman's roughly made wooden trunk, perhaps four feet long, its exterior without significant decoration.
  • When lava flows in channels, the exterior can cool and solidify while the interior is still hot and molten.
  • But beyond that exterior there's also a sense that anything is possible.
  • The exterior of my library building is quite boring.
  • Similar styles of seating could be used inside and out to heighten the connection between interior and exterior spaces.
  • Among other exterior changes, the building received a new slate-and-copper roof and new windows.
British Dictionary definitions for exterior

exterior

/ɪkˈstɪərɪə/
noun
1.
a part, surface, or region that is on the outside
2.
the observable outward behaviour or appearance of a person
3.
a film or scene shot outside a studio
adjective
4.
of, situated on, or suitable for the outside: exterior cleaning
5.
coming or acting from without; external: exterior complications
6.
of or involving foreign nations
Derived Forms
exteriorly, adverb
Word Origin
C16: from Latin, comparative of exterus on the outside, from ex out of
Word Origin and History for exterior
adj.

1520s, from Latin exterior, comparative of exterus "on the outside, outward, outer, of another country, foreign," itself a comparative of ex "out of" (see ex-). As a noun from 1590s.