exteriority
noun
ex·te·ri·or·i·ty
(ˌ)ek-ˌstir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē 
-ˈär-
: the quality or state of being exterior or exteriorized : externality
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For Levinas, any answer to the question of Being lies in exteriority.
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Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Or the writers could give Lexi more interiority and less exteriority.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2023
Horror films scare us through exteriority: Image and sound come together to create the illusion of danger.
—New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
Photos, which are often poised and polished, have a sense of exteriority to them; they are meant to be shown and shared.
—Clio Chang, New York Times, 6 July 2021
The evidence of the eventfulness of that life — its exteriority — is extensive, to say the least.
—BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2021
Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Or the writers could give Lexi more interiority and less exteriority.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2023
Horror films scare us through exteriority: Image and sound come together to create the illusion of danger.
—New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
Photos, which are often poised and polished, have a sense of exteriority to them; they are meant to be shown and shared.
—Clio Chang, New York Times, 6 July 2021
The evidence of the eventfulness of that life — its exteriority — is extensive, to say the least.
—BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2021
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“Exteriority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exteriority. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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