exterior
noun/ɪkˈstɪəriə(r)/
/ɪkˈstɪriər/
- [countable] the outside of something, especially a building
- The exterior of the house needs painting.
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc1, Buildingsc1- Hidden behind a plain exterior is a wonderful hotel.
- There is an abundance of fine sculpture, both on the exterior and inside.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elegant
- clean
- decorate
- paint
- …
- exterior of
- behind an/the exterior
- on the exterior
- …
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- [singular] the way that somebody appears or behaves, especially when this is very different from their real feelings or character
- Beneath his confident exterior, he was desperately nervous.
Extra Examples- Her calm exterior hides very passionate feelings.
- His bluff exterior belied a connoisseur of antiques.
- Beneath her laid-back exterior lies a very determined woman.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- calm
- placid
- cool
- …
- belie
- conceal
- hide
- …
- behind somebody’s exterior
- beneath somebody’s exterior
- underneath somebody’s exterior
- …
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin, comparative of exter ‘outer’.
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