I. (ˈ)in.|tirēə(r), ən.ˈt-, -tēr- adjective
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin, compar. of (assumed) Old Latin interus inward, on the inside; akin to Latin inter between, among — more at inter-
1. : being within the limiting surface or boundary
interior communication
: inside , inner — opposed to exterior
2. : remote from the surface, border, or shore : situated toward the center of a mass, area, or structure
interior recesses of the castle
: inland
interior lake
interior markets
3. : belonging to the inner constitution or operation of something or to its private or concealed nature
interior meaning of a poem
4. : belonging to mental or spiritual life
interior monologue
: not bodily or worldly
Synonyms: see inner
II. noun
( -s )
1. : something that is within : the internal or inner part of a thing : inside
interior of a house
2. : the inland part (as of a country, state, kingdom)
deep into the interior of Australia
3. : the inner or spiritual nature : inner character
4. : the internal affairs of a state or nation
Department of the Interior
5. : a scene or view of the interior of a building
learned to draw interiors
6. : an indoor setting or scene in a play or motion picture