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# exterior

«exterior» in Mova's school dictionary: **The outside of something, especially a building or vehicle** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the exterior, exteriors); adjective (exterior)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) The outside of something, especially a building or vehicle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/#m1)

2) (adjective) On the outside; outer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/#m2)

3) (noun) How someone seems on the outside, which may be different from how they feel inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In design and technology: exterior walls, exterior paint (for outside use). In stories: «Under his tough exterior, he was kind» — the outside look hides the real person. Opposite: interior.

### examples

- The exterior of the house is painted blue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/#x1)
- Use exterior paint for the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/#x2)
- The car's exterior was covered in mud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/#x3)
- Under her grumpy exterior, she was very kind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/#x4)
- The exterior walls are made of brick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/#x5)
- The castle's exterior looked scary, but inside it was cosy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/#x6)
- A fine exterior is what people look at now-a-days.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/#x7)

### note

Opposite: interior. Formal or technical; everyday word is «outside». As a noun usually «the exterior». In maths, «exterior angle» is the angle outside a shape between one side and the next side made longer.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «exterior» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exterior/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.