interior meaning and definition

INTERIOR noun

Definition of interior (noun)

1. the region that is inside of something
   • synonyms: inside
   • antonym: exterior
2. the inner or enclosed surface of something
   • synonyms: inside
   • antonym: exterior
3. the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
   • synonyms: Department of the Interior, DoI, Interior Department

INTERIOR adjective

Definition of interior (adjective)

1. situated within or suitable for inside a building
   • "an interior scene"; "interior decoration"; "an interior bathroom without windows"
   • antonym: exterior
2. inside the country
   • "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"
   • synonyms: home, internal, national
3. 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.
   • synonyms: inner, internal
4. inside and toward a center
   • "interior regions of the earth"
5. of or coming from the middle of a region or country
   • "upcountry districts"
   • synonyms: midland, upcountry