interior

[in-teer-ee-er] /ɪnˈtɪər i ər/
adjective
1.
being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center:
the interior rooms of a house.
2.
of or pertaining to that which is within; inside:
an interior view.
3.
situated well inland from the coast or border:
the interior towns of a country.
4.
of or pertaining to the inland.
5.
domestic:
interior trade.
6.
private or hidden; inner:
interior negotiations of the council.
7.
pertaining to the mind or soul; mental or spiritual:
the interior life.
noun
8.
the internal or inner part; inside.
9.
Architecture.
  1. the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect, convenience, etc.
  2. a single room or apartment so considered.
10.
a pictorial representation of the inside of a room.
11.
the inland parts of a region, country, etc.:
the Alaskan interior.
12.
the domestic affairs of a country as distinguished from its foreign affairs:
the Department of the Interior.
13.
the inner or inward nature or character of anything.
14.
Mathematics. the largest open set contained in a given set, as the points in a circle not including the boundary.
Origin
1480-90; < Latin, comparative adj. equivalent to inter- inward + -ior comparative suffix; see exterior
Related forms
interiority
[in-teer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-] /ɪnˌtɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-/ (Show IPA), noun
interiorly, adverb
Synonyms
8. See inside.
Antonyms
1, 8. exterior.
Examples from the web for interior
  • The exterior of a home tells as much about you as your interior.
  • Clever as the exterior is, though, it's the interior that's really a delight.
  • Twenty-five officials were arrested at the interior ministry this week, and staff at the national bank are on strike.
  • Plumage and behavior differ greatly between interior and coastal populations.
  • It's simply mixed into to any type paint before you paint your interior or exterior walls and ceilings.
  • Use our nationwide listing of green architects and interior designers to find a great one near you.
  • The holistic design strategy regards the interior of an aircraft as a space in which to relax and spend personal time freely.
  • interior vacillations of mind and spirit are inevitable in any grader with professional dedication and a conscience.
  • It will sample the planet's atmosphere, peer at its poles and take soundings of the interior.
  • Usually, continental climates are found in the interior of continents.
British Dictionary definitions for interior

interior

/ɪnˈtɪərɪə/
noun
1.
a part, surface, or region that is inside or on the inside: the interior of Africa
2.
inner character or nature
3.
a film or scene shot inside a building, studio, etc
4.
a picture of the inside of a room or building, as in a painting or stage design
5.
the inside of a building or room, with respect to design and decoration
adjective
6.
of, situated on, or suitable for the inside; inner
7.
coming or acting from within; internal
8.
of or involving a nation's domestic affairs; internal
9.
(esp of one's spiritual or mental life) secret or private; not observable
Derived Forms
interiorly, adverb
Word Origin
C15: from Latin (adj), comparative of inter within

Interior

/ɪnˈtɪərɪə/
noun
1.
(in titles) the Interior, the domestic or internal affairs of any of certain countries: Department of the Interior
Word Origin and History for interior
adj.

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.

n.

"part of a country distant from the coast," 1796, from interior (adj.); meaning "inside of a building or room" is from 1829.