interior

(ĭn-tîr'ē-ər)
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.

[Ultimately Latin, comparative adj. of inter, between.]

interiority in·te'ri·or'i·ty (-ôr'ĭ-tē, -ŏr'-) n.
interiorly in·te'ri·or·ly adv.

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The differences in meaning and usage between these two words correspond to those between exterior and external (see exterior, external). Interior is a noun as well as an adjective and refers in physical senses to the inside of things in contrast to the outside, whereas internal is primarily an adjective and is also applied in abstract or figurative meanings:

Politicisation of religion means the internal transformation of the faith itself—Listener, 1978

Beset by internal dissent and external opposition, the community discontinued complex marriage in 1879 and formally dissolved in 1881—Oxford Companion to United States History, 2001.

An internal investigation is one conducted by an organization into its own affairs, and an internal phone call is one made from one member of staff to another in the same building or office. With reference to the body, internal injuries are those sustained by the inside organs, and medicine for internal use is meant to be swallowed. The word is also used occasionally as a noun in the plural to mean 'intrinsic qualities' and in various technical applications.

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adjective

1. Located inside or farther in: inlying, inner, inside, internal. See edge/center.
2. Of, relating to, or arising from one's mental or spiritual being: inner, internal, intimate¹, inward, visceral. Slang gut. See body/spirit.

adj

Definition: inside, central
Antonyms: exterior, external, outer, outside

n

Definition: core
Antonyms: exterior, outside

IN BRIEF: The inside part of something.

There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul. — Victor Marie Hugo (1802-1885), French poet, novelist & romanticist leader .

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• Relative Positions - interior: (adj) located within fixed boundaries

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indvendig, indendørs, indenrigs
n. - interiør, det indre, sjælelig

idioms:

• interior angle    indvendig vinkel
• interior decoration    boligmontering
• interior decorator    indretningsarkitekt, indendørsarkitekt, boligmontør, maler og tapetserer
• interior design    indendørsarkitektur, boligmontering
• interior monologue    indre stemme

Nederlands (Dutch)
binnenst, binnen-, binnenland, innerlijk, binnenshuis

Français (French)
adj. - intérieur
n. - intérieur, (Art) scène d'intérieur, intérieur (du pays)

idioms:

• interior angle    angle interne
• interior decoration    décoration intérieure
• interior decorator    décorateur d'intérieur
• interior design    design intérieur, design, architecture intérieure
• interior monologue    monologue intérieur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Interieur, Inneres, Innenaufnahme, Landesinnere
adj. - innen-, Inlands-, Binnen-

idioms:

• interior angle    Innenwinkel
• interior decoration    Raumgestaltung, Innenausstattung
• interior decorator    Innenarchitekt, Raumgestalter
• interior design    Innenarchitektur
• interior monologue    Schreibform, die die inneren Gedanken einer Person ausdrückt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εσωτερικό, ενδοχώρα
adj. - εσωτερικός, εσώτερος, μεσόγειος

idioms:

• interior angle    (μαθημ.) εσωτερική γωνία
• interior decoration    εσωτερική διακόσμηση
• interior decorator    διακοσμητής εσωτερικών χώρων
• interior design    διαμόρφωση εσωτερικών χώρων
• interior monologue    εσωτερικός μονόλογος (ήρωα έργου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
interiore, interno

idioms:

• interior angle    angolo interno
• interior decoration    arredamento per interni
• interior design    arredamento per interni (professione)
• interior monologue    monologo interno

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - interior (m)

idioms:

• interior angle    ângulo (m) interno
• interior decoration    decoração (f) de interiores (Arquit.)
• interior design    arquitetura (f) de interiores
• interior monologue    monólogo (m) interior

Русский (Russian)
внутренняя сторона, глубокий тыл, личный

idioms:

• interior angle    внутренний угол
• interior decoration    внутреннее убранство
• interior design    дизайн интерьера
• interior monologue    внутренний монолог (стилистический прием)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - interior, interno, profundo
n. - interior, interior del país

idioms:

• interior angle    ángulo interno (interior)
• interior decoration    decoración de interiores
• interior decorator    decorador de interiores
• interior design    diseño de interiores
• interior monologue    monólogo interior

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - inre, interiör, inomhusbild, inlandet, (departement för) inrikesärenden
adj. - inre, inomhus-, inlands-, inrikes

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
内的, 内侧的, 内部的, 国内的, 内政的, 内地的, 内陆的, 内心的, 内部, 内政

idioms:

• interior angle    内角, 顶角
• interior decoration    内部装饰, 室内装饰
• interior decorator    室内设计家
• interior design    内部装饰业
• interior monologue    内心独白

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 內的, 內側的, 內部的, 國內的, 內政的, 內地的, 內陸的, 內心的
n. - 內部, 內政

idioms:

• interior angle    內角, 頂角
• interior decoration    內部裝飾, 室內裝飾
• interior decorator    室內設計家
• interior design    內部裝璜業
• interior monologue    內心獨白

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 안의, 내륙의, 정신적인
n. - 내부, 오지, 내정, 내부사진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 内の, 内部の, 内側の, 奥地の, 国内の
n. - 内部, 内側, 奥, 内政

idioms:

• interior angle    内角
• interior decoration    室内装飾
• interior decorator    室内装飾家, インテリアデザイナー
• interior design    インテリアデザイン
• interior monologue    内的独白

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الداخل, داخليه البلاد, الداخليه, الشؤون الداخليه (صفه) داخلي, باطني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של פנים הארץ, פנימי, בפנים, מבפנים‬
n. - ‮פנים, פנים הארץ, ענייני הפנים של מדינה, נשמה‬

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