WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026in•te•ri•or /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/USA pronunciation
adj. [before a noun]
- located within or inside;
inner:an interior view.
- situated inland from the coast or border:the interior regions of Tanzania.
n. [countable]
- the internal or inner part;
inside:the interior of a watermelon.
- Architecturethe inside of a building, etc.:roomy interiors.
- the inland parts of a region, etc.:[usually singular;
usually: the + ~]How far into the interior should we go?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026in•te•ri•or
(in tēr′ē ər),USA pronunciation adj.
- being within; inside of anything;
internal;
inner;
further toward a center:the interior rooms of a house.
- of or pertaining to that which is within;
inside:an interior view.
- situated well inland from the coast or border:the interior towns of a country.
- of or pertaining to the inland.
- Governmentdomestic:interior trade.
- private or hidden;
inner:interior negotiations of the council.
- pertaining to the mind or soul;
mental or spiritual:the interior life.
n.
- the internal or inner part;
inside.
- Architecture
- Architecturethe inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect, convenience, etc.
- Architecturea single room or apartment so considered.
- a pictorial representation of the inside of a room.
- the inland parts of a region, country, etc.:the Alaskan interior.
- Governmentthe domestic affairs of a country as distinguished from its foreign affairs:the Department of the Interior.
- the inner or inward nature or character of anything.
- Mathematicsthe largest open set contained in a given set, as the points in a circle not including the boundary.
- Latin, comparative adjective, adjectival equivalent. to inter- inward + -ior comparative suffix; see exterior
- 1480–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
interior /ɪnˈtɪərɪə/ n - a part, surface, or region that is inside or on the inside: the interior of Africa
- inner character or nature
- a film or scene shot inside a building, studio, etc
- a picture of the inside of a room or building, as in a painting or stage design
- the inside of a building or room, with respect to design and decoration
adj - of, situated on, or suitable for the inside; inner
- coming or acting from within; internal
- of or involving a nation's domestic affairs; internal
- (esp of one's spiritual or mental life) secret or private; not observable
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin (adj), comparative of inter withininˈteriorly adv
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