interior

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɪəːrɪə/

adjective

  • 1situated on or relating to the inside of something; inner: the interior lighting is not adequate
  • (interior to) chiefly technical situated further in or within: the layer immediately interior to the epidermis
  • (in filming) indoor: interior scenes
  • 2 [attributive] remote from the coast or frontier; inland: the interior jungle regions
  • 3relating to a country’s internal affairs: the interior minister
  • 4existing or taking place in the mind or soul; mental: an interior monologue

noun

  • 1the inner part of something; the inside: the interior has been much restored
  • an artistic representation of the inside of a building or room: a few still lifes, interiors, and landscapes
  • 2 (the interior) the inland part of a country or region: the plains of the interior
  • 3 (the interior) the internal affairs of a country: the Minister of the Interior

Derivatives

interiorize

(also interiorise) verb

interiorly

adverb

Origin:

late 15th century: from Latin, 'inner', comparative adjective from inter 'within'