English dictionary
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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 | ||
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