EXTERIOR


Meaning of EXTERIOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪkstɪəriə(r) ]

( exteriors)

1.

The exterior of something is its outside surface.

In one ad the viewer scarcely sees the car’s exterior...

The exterior of the building was elegant and graceful.

= outside

N-COUNT : usu sing

2.

You can refer to someone’s usual appearance or behaviour as their exterior , especially when it is very different from their real character.

According to Mandy, Pat’s tough exterior hides a shy and sensitive soul.

= facade

N-COUNT : usu sing , usu with supp , oft poss N

3.

You use exterior to refer to the outside parts of something or things that are outside something.

The exterior walls were made of pre-formed concrete.

= outer, outside

ADJ : ADJ n

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