1
: existing independent of mind : objective
outer reality
2
a
: situated farther out
the outer limits
b
: being away from a center
the planet's outer rings
c
: situated or belonging on the outside
an outer covering
Examples of outer in a Sentence
the outer edges of the roof
The package's outer covering was damaged.
I removed the outer skin of the onion.
Her inner turmoil was masked by an outer calm.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
The first would involve a black hole colliding with a star that has had its outer layers of hydrogen stripped and is now composed mostly of helium.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Dec. 2025
The rice kernel contains three parts—the germ or core, the endosperm or middle layer, and a hard outer layer called the bran.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 Dec. 2025
The bran is the outer layer that contains fiber and B vitamins.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Outer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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outer
adjective
out·er
ˈau̇t-ər 
1
: located on the outside or farther out
the outer wall
2
: being away from a center
the outer planets of the solar system
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