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   In·te·ri·or

   /inˈtirēər/

   

   adjective

   • 1. situated within or inside; relating to the inside; inner: "the interior lighting is not adequate" Similar insideinnerinternalintramuralon the insideOpposite exterior
   • ▪ situated further in or within: technical "the layer immediately interior to the epidermis"
   • ▪ (in filming) indoor: "a light that is ideal for every interior shot"
   • 2. remote from the coast or frontier; inland: "the interior jungle regions" Similar inlandinshoreupcountrynoncoastalinnerinnermostcentralremotewildOpposite outer
   • 3. relating to internal or domestic affairs: "the Interior Department" Similar internalhomedomesticnationalstatecivillocalOpposite foreign
   • 4. existing or taking place in the mind or soul; mental: "an interior monologue" Similar innerspiritualmentalpsychologicalemotionalprivatepersonalintimatesecrethiddeninstinctiveintuitiveimpulsiveinvoluntaryspontaneousinformal:gut

   noun

   • 1. the inner or indoor part of something, especially a building; the inside: "six men painting the outside of her house and three men painting the interior" Similar insideinner partinner areadepthsrecessesbowelsbellycentermiddlenucleuscoreheartinformal:innardsOpposite exterioroutside
   • ▪ an artistic representation of the inside of a building or room: "a few still lifes, interiors, and landscapes"
   • 2. the inland part of a country or region: "the plains of the interior" Similar centerheartlandhinterlandwildernesswildsbushOpposite borderland
   • 3. the internal affairs of a country: "the Department of the Interior"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin, ‘inner’, comparative adjective from inter ‘within’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. interiorly adverb

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