interior

¹in·te·ri·or

adj \in-ˈtir-ē-ər\

Definition of INTERIOR

1

: lying, occurring, or functioning within the limiting boundaries : inner <an interior point of a triangle>

2

: belonging to mental or spiritual life <a simple interior piety>

3

: belonging to the inner constitution or concealed nature of something <interior meaning of a poem>

4

: lying away or remote from the border or shore

— in·te·ri·or·ly \in-ˈtir-ē-ər-lē\ adverb

Examples of INTERIOR

1. a large car with lots of interior room
2. <the novel's characters have plenty of adventures, but their interior lives are never explored>

Origin of INTERIOR

Middle French & Latin; Middle French interiore, from Latin, comparative of Old Latin *interus inward, on the inside; akin to Latin inter

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to INTERIOR

Synonyms: cerebral, inner, intellectual, mental, internal, psychological (also psychologic)

Antonyms: nonmental

Related Words: cognitive, conscious, epistemic, knowing; noetic; psychic (also psychical), telepathic; alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, quick-witted, rational, reasoning, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, thinking

Near Antonyms: bodily, carnal, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, somatic; unconscious; brainless, dense, doltish, dopey (also dopy), fatuous, half-witted, mindless, obtuse, simple, slow-witted, stupid, thick, thickheaded, unintelligent, weak-minded, witless

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Rhymes with INTERIOR

anterior, exterior, inferior, posterior, superior, ulterior