n.
Pronunciation: in- ' tir- ē - ə r
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French interiore, from Latin, comparative of Old Latin *interus inward, on the inside; akin to Latin inter
Date: 15th century
1 : lying, occurring, or functioning within the limiting boundaries : INNER <an interior point of a triangle>
2 : belonging to mental or spiritual life <a simple interior piety>
3 : belonging to the inner constitution or concealed nature of something < interior meaning of a poem>
4 : lying away or remote from the border or shore
– in · te · ri · or · ly \ in- ' tir- ē - ə r-l ē \ adverb