OUTER

outer

(adjective) being on or toward the outside of the body; “the outer ear”

outer

(adjective) being on the outside or further from a center; “spent hours adorning the outer man”; “the outer suburbs”

outer

(adjective) located outside; “outer reality”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

outer (comparative outermore, superlative outermost) ("outermore" is rare and obsolete)

Outside; external.

Farther from the centre of the inside.

Antonyms

• inner

Noun

outer (plural outers)

An outer part.

(military, firearms) The 4th circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.

A shot which strikes the outer of a target.

(retail) The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.

Etymology 2

Noun

outer (plural outers)

Someone who admits to something publicly.

Someone who outs another.

One who puts out, ousts, or expels.

An ouster; dispossession.

(UK, politics) One who supports leaving the European Union.

Synonyms

• (One who supports leaving the EU): Brexiter

• (One who outs others): See informant

Antonyms

• (One who supports leaving the EU): inner

Anagrams

• Toure, outre, outrĂ©, rouet, route, utero-

Source: Wiktionary


Out"er, a. [Compar. of Out.] Etym: [AS. , compar. of , adv., out. See Out, Utter, a.]

Definition: 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 bar, in England, the body of junior (or utter) barristers; -- so called because in court they occupy a place beyond the space reserved for Queen's counsel.

Out"er, n. (a) The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's-eye. (b) A shot which strikes the outer of a target.

Out"er, n. Etym: [From Out, v.]

Definition: One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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