I. in-ˈtir-ē-ər 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-ˈtir-ē-ər-lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1596
1. : the inner or spiritual nature : character
2. : the interior part (as of a country or island)
3. : the internal or inner part of a thing : inside
4. : the internal affairs of a state or nation
5. : a representation (as in a play or movie) of the interior of a building