interior B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɪnˈtɪ.ɹi.ɚ/ UK /ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #6594 Meanings 1 noun the inside of a building, vehicle, or other enclosed space. The interior of the house was even more splendid than the gardens. 2 adj on or relating to the inside; inner. They redecorated the interior walls of the house. 3 noun the inner part of a country, far from the coast or borders. They travelled deep into the country's interior. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · on or relating to the... innerinternal 3 noun · the inner part of a... hinterlandbackcountry ↔ Opposites exterior Word family Forms interiors Derived forms interiorityinteriorizationinteriorizeinteriorlyinteriornessinteriorscape Common collocations interior decoration Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin interior (“inner, interior”). interior Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # interior **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɪ.ɹi.ɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 6594 ## Meanings 1. the inside of a building, vehicle, or other enclosed space. 2. on or relating to the inside; inner. 3. the inner part of a country, far from the coast or borders. ## Examples - The interior of the house was even more splendid than the gardens. - They redecorated the interior walls of the house. - They travelled deep into the country's interior. ## Antonyms - exterior ## Derived Forms - interiority - interiorization - interiorize - interiorly - interiorness - interiorscape ## Roots and Affixes - Root: interior ## Etymology From Latin interior (“inner, interior”). ## AI Etymology Interior comes from Latin interior (“inner, interior”). ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown