interior

in·te·ri·or  (n-tîr-r)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or located on the inside; inner.

2. Of or relating to one's mental or spiritual being: "She thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it" David Denby.

3. Situated away from a coast or border; inland.

n.

1. The internal portion or area.

2. One's mental or spiritual life.

3. The inland part of a political or geographic entity.

4. The internal affairs of a country or nation.

5. A representation of the inside of a building or room, as in a photograph.

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[Ultimately Latin, comparative adj. of inter, between; see en in Indo-European roots.]

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in·teri·ori·ty (-ôr-t, -r-) n.

in·teri·or·ly adv.

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interior

Noun

1. a part or region that is on the inside: the interior of the earth

2. the inside of a building or room, with respect to design and decoration

3. the central area of a country or continent, furthest from the sea

4. a picture of the inside of a room or building

Adjective

1. of, situated on, or suitable for the inside

2. mental or spiritual: interior development

3. coming or acting from within

4. of a nation's domestic affairs [Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	interior - the region that is inside of something inside midland - the interior part of a country midst, thick - the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd" penetralia - the innermost parts region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	2.	interior - the inner or enclosed surface of something inside belly - the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship" surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"
	3.	Interior - the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849 Department of the Interior, DoI, Interior Department executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States FWS, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service - an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution National Park Service - an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the national parks
Adj.	1.	interior - situated within or suitable for inside a building; "an interior scene"; "interior decoration"; "an interior bathroom without windows" indoor - located, suited for, or taking place within a building; "indoor activities for a rainy day"; "an indoor pool" exterior - situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building; "an exterior scene"; "exterior grade plywood"; "exterior paints"
	2.	interior - inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" home, internal, national domestic - of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
	3.	interior - located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr. inner, internal inward - relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections"
	4.	interior - inside and toward a center; "interior regions of the earth" internal - happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"
	5.	interior - of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts" midland, upcountry inland - situated away from an area's coast or border

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interior

noun 1. inside, centre, heart, middle, contents, depths, core, belly, nucleus, bowels, bosom, innards (informal)

noun 2. Geography heartland, centre, hinterland, upcountry

adjective 3. inside, internal, inner << OPPOSITE exterior

adjective 4. mental, emotional, psychological, private, personal, secret, hidden, spiritual, intimate, inner, inward, instinctive, impulsive

adjective 5. domestic, home, national, civil, internal

Translations

interior [ɪnˈtɪərɪəʳ] n → interior m

adj → interior

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interior [ɪnˈtɪərɪəʳ] n → intérieur m

adj → intérieur(e); [minister, department] → de l'intérieur

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interior [ɪnˈtɪərɪəʳ] n → Innere(s) nt;

(decor etc) → Innenausstattung f

adj → Innen-

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interior [ɪnˈtɪərɪəʳ] n → interno; [of country] → entroterra

adj → interiore, interno/a