adj. & n.
--adj.
1. inner (opp. EXTERIOR).
2 remote from the coast or frontier; inland.
3 internal; domestic (opp. FOREIGN).
4 (usu. foll. by to) situated further in or within.
5 existing in the mind or soul; inward.
6 drawn, photographed, etc. within a building.
7 coming from inside.
--n.
1. the interior part; the inside.
2 the interior part of a country or region.
3 a the home affairs of a country. b a department dealing with these (Minister of the Interior).
4 a representation of the inside of a building or a room (Dutch interior).
5 the inner nature; the soul.
Phrases and idioms:
interior angle the angle between adjacent sides of a rectilinear figure. interior decoration (or design) the decoration or design of the interior of a building, a room, etc. interior monologue a form of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts. interior-sprung (of a mattress etc.) with internal springs.
Derivatives:
interiorize v.tr. (also -ise). interiorly adv.
Etymology: L, compar. f. inter among