Definition of outer Outer

/awˈtɚ/ - [awter] - out•er

We found 19 definitions of outer from 5 different sources.

Advertising

What does outer mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

out, outer, outest

outer - being on the outside or further from a center; "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"
  inner inside or closer to the inside of the body; "the inner ear"
  out outer or outlying; "the out islands"
  outermost, outmost situated at the farthest possible point from a center
  outside originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"
outer - being on or toward the outside of the body; "the outer ear"
  external happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures"
outer - located outside; "outer reality"
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • outer (Noun)
    An outer part.
  • outer (Noun)
    The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bullseye.
  • outer (Noun)
    A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
  • outer (Noun)
    wholesale trade the smallest single unit normally sold to retailers, usually equal to one retail display box.
  • outer (Noun)
    Someone who admits to something publicly.
  • outer (Noun)
    Someone who outs another.
  • outer (Noun)
    One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
  • outer (Noun)
    An ouster; dispossession.
  • outer (Adjective)
    Outside; external.
  • outer (Adjective)
    Farther from the centre of the inside.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • outer (a.)
    Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump in cricket; the outer world.
  • outer (n.)
    The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's-eye.
  • outer (n.)
    A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
  • outer (v.)
    One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • outer
    owt′ėr, adj. more out or without: external—opp. to Inner.—n. the part of a target outside the rings, a shot striking here.—adj. Out′ermost, most or farthest out: most distant.—Outer bar, the junior barristers who plead outside the bar in court, as distinguished from King's Counsel and others who plead within the bar. [Comp. of out.]

Part of speech

🔤
  • outer, adjective, comparative of out.

Pronunciation

Word frequency

Outer is...

60% Complete
Very rare
Rare
Normal
Common
Very Common
66% Complete
Rare
Normal
Common

Sign Language

outer in sign language
Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter R