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interior

in·te·ri·or
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-teer-ee-er]
    • /ɪnˈtɪər i ər/
    • /ɪnˈtɪəriə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-teer-ee-er]
    • /ɪnˈtɪər i ər/

Definitions of interior word

  • adjective interior being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house. 1
  • adjective interior of or relating to that which is within; inside: an interior view. 1
  • adjective interior situated well inland from the coast or border: the interior towns of a country. 1
  • adjective interior of or relating to the inland. 1
  • adjective interior domestic: interior trade. 1
  • adjective interior private or hidden; inner: interior negotiations of the council. 1

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Origin of interior

First appearance:

before 1480
One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; < Latin, comparative adj. equivalent to inter- inward + -ior comparative suffix; see exterior

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Interior

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

interior popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

interior usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for interior

noun interior

  • marrow — a partner; fellow worker.
  • heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
  • lining — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
  • inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.

adjective interior

  • internal — situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.
  • inner — situated within or farther within; interior: an inner door.
  • central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
  • inland — pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region: inland cities.
  • remote — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.

adverb interior

Antonyms for interior

noun interior

  • outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
  • exteriority — Surface; externality.

adjective interior

  • peripheral — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
  • business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
  • open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
  • revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.

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