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  interior

  adjective

  being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center.
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  Interior

  noun

  (in titles) the domestic or internal affairs of any of certain countries

interior

American  

[in-teer-ee-er] / ɪnˈtɪər i ər /

adjective

1. being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center.

   the interior rooms of a house.

   Antonyms:

   exterior

2. of or relating to that which is within; inside.

   an interior view.

3. situated well inland from the coast or border.

   the interior towns of a country.

4. of or relating to the inland.

5. domestic.

   interior trade.

6. private or hidden; inner.

   interior negotiations of the council.

7. pertaining to the mind or soul; mental or spiritual.

   the interior life.

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noun

• interiors
  plural

1. the internal or inner part; inside.

   Antonyms:

   exterior

2. Architecture.

   1. the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect, convenience, etc.

   2. a single room or apartment so considered.

3. a pictorial representation of the inside of a room.

4. the inland parts of a region, country, etc..

   the Alaskan interior.

5. the domestic affairs of a country as distinguished from its foreign affairs.

   the Department of the Interior.

6. the inner or inward nature or character of anything.

7. Mathematics. the largest open set contained in a given set, as the points in a circle not including the boundary.

interior ¹ British  

/ ɪnˈtɪərɪə /

noun

1. a part, surface, or region that is inside or on the inside

   the interior of Africa

2. inner character or nature

3. a film or scene shot inside a building, studio, etc

4. a picture of the inside of a room or building, as in a painting or stage design

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

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adjective

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

2. coming or acting from within; internal

3. of or involving a nation's domestic affairs; internal

4. (esp of one's spiritual or mental life) secret or private; not observable

Interior ² British  

/ ɪnˈtɪərɪə /

noun

1. (in titles) the domestic or internal affairs of any of certain countries

   Department of the Interior

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Synonym Usage

See inside.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• interiority
  noun
• interiorly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• interiors
  plural

Etymology

Origin of interior

First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin, comparative adjective equivalent to inter- “inward” + -ior comparative suffix; see exterior

Explanation

Interior commonly refers to the inside of something. When house hunting you might find that the outside of the house is run down, but the interior rooms beautifully renovated. If you design the color scheme of a room and pick our furnishings for it, you are an interior designer. If you delve into a characters feelings and emotions, you might describe what you're looking at as their interior. A place that lies far inland from a coast or border is said to lie in the interior of a country. If you talk to yourself inside your mind, you are said to be having an interior monologue.

Example Sentences

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The biggest set is the interior of the police headquarters – an open-plan office with personal effects on each of the desks and boards of photographs and details of the fictional cases they're working on.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

"Our findings reveal that the Earth's interior preconditions landscapes to glaciation, determining when and where major climate transitions like the glaciation of Antarctica become possible," explained Prof Gernon.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Chinese EV makers including Xiaomi, XPeng, Geely, Chery and Leapmotor are also recalling cars with handles that blend in with their interior.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Then: “Even if we spend the evening at home this feeling of integration, or our interior and our exterior fusing together, occurs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

In all likelihood, these shells got to the continental interior through long-distance trade between different Sapiens bands.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

"A tornado of rare intensity struck Aude late yesterday afternoon, severely damaging the village of Pomas," Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on X.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

But Mexico’s Interior Ministry said in a statement the governor’s decision is “personal” and that it understands federal prosecutors continue to investigate his case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Buschatzke noted in his letter that the Interior Department’s plan, outlined in a document called a final environmental impact statement, “does not even mention the Colorado River Compact.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Germany's Interior Ministry confirmed that these raids marked the first time enforcement measures had been taken under the new law, but did not confirm if the law had been employed more than once.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes greets Marian Anderson before introducing her to an outdoor audience of some 75,000 people.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

It is the seduction of surfaces Cusk is exploring here, the ways we are taken in by so much that is chimerical: lavish interiors, actors, our own doubled selves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

"Our findings could help geologists reinterpret other ancient continental interiors where similarly large gaps occur in records, offering a better understanding of how Earth's continents have changed over hundreds of millions of years."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Sterling Law Building was designed to evoke England’s historic Inns of Court, complete with soaring stone archways, stained-glass windows, carved oak interiors, tranquil courtyards, and communal spaces intended to foster scholarly community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Trent Park was famed for its fashionable interiors in the 1930s when it was owned by a wealthy politician and guests included Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The Sandrounis painted beautiful tiles, lamps, and bowls with blue interiors, and scenes of Jerusalem—domes, towers, and pointy trees.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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