English adjective: external | |||
1. | external happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface | ||
Samples | The external auditory canal. External pressures. | ||
Similar | outer, outside | ||
See also | outside | ||
Attribute | position, spatial relation | ||
Antonyms | internal | ||
2. | external coming from the outside | ||
Samples | Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph. Relying upon an extraneous income. Disdaining outside pressure groups. | ||
Synonyms | extraneous, outside | ||
Similar | extrinsic | ||
Antonyms | intrinsic, intrinsical | ||
3. | external from or between other countries | ||
Samples | External commerce. International trade. Developing nations need outside help. | ||
Synonyms | international, outside | ||
Similar | foreign | ||
Antonyms | domestic | ||
4. | external purely outward or superficial | ||
Samples | External composure. An external concern for reputation. | ||
Similar | outward | ||
Antonyms | inward | ||
English noun: external | |||
1. | external (cognition) outward features | ||
Samples | He enjoyed the solemn externals of religion. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | characteristic, feature | ||