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- pronunciation:
- ihk
stuhr
n
 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of the outside or outer part; being outside.
He cleaned only the external surfaces of the oven.Cold-blooded animals need warmth from external sources like the sun.- synonyms:
- exterior, outer, outermost, outside, outward
- antonyms:
- inner, internal
- similar words:
- outlying, peripheral, right, surface
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| definition 2: |
of the visible part.
They seem to care only about external beauty.
- synonyms:
- perceptible, superficial, surface, visible
- similar words:
- outer, outside, outward, right
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| definition 3: |
of that which is superficial or for show.
Her generosity is only external and designed to impress others.- synonyms:
- superficial, surface
- antonyms:
- internal
- similar words:
- apparent, obvious, ostensible, outward
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| definition 4: |
outside national boundaries, esp. in regard to commerce or governmental relations; foreign.
External trade has slowed this year.The country fears its external enemies.- synonyms:
- alien, foreign
- antonyms:
- domestic, internal
- similar words:
- exotic, international, strange
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| related words: |
exterior, superficial |
(adj.)external
+ noun
actor,
affair,
aggression,
aid,
antenna,
appearance,
artery,
aspect,
assistance,
attribution,
audit,
auditor,
barrier,
battery,
boundary,
canal,
cause,
characteristic,
circumstance,
condition,
constraint,
consultant,
cost,
criteria,
cue,
debt,
defibrillator,
deficit,
demand,
device,
dimension,
drive,
ear,
enemy,
environment,
evaluation,
event,
factor,
fixation,
force,
frame,
fuel,
funding,
galaxy,
genitalia,
imagery,
influence,
input,
interference,
interrupt,
intervention,
load,
locus,
manipulation,
mechanism,
modem,
motivation,
oblique,
observer,
orientation,
otitis,
pack,
perspective,
pressure,
radiation,
reality,
reference,
reinforcement,
relation,
representation,
review,
reward,
rotation,
sensor,
shock,
signal,
source,
sovereignty,
stakeholder,
stimulation,
stimulus,
support,
surplus,
tank,
tariff,
threat,
validity,
variable
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
anything that is external.
The external of the building is accented with Greek columns.- synonyms:
- outside
- similar words:
- façade, front, outward
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) outside parts or features; superficial parts.
One's looks are just externals; they don't define the person you are inside.- synonyms:
- nonessentials
- similar words:
- casing, cover, frame, shell, surface
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| related words: |
accidental, outside |
adjective + (n.)external
cubic, rhodesian
verb + (n.)external
inch
noun + (n.)external
belief, control, distinction, hazard, inch, life, tradition
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| derivation: |
externally (adv.) |
The word external
contains the following part:
extr-, extra-, exter-
Latin
prefix
that means on the outside, beyond
  More about this word part:
In Latin, "extrem" is the superlative form of "exter," just as in English "most" is the superlative form of "more." "Extrem," which is the basis of the basis of the English word "extreme
" and its derivations, thus means "most outside" or "most beyond."
Example words:
external, extracurricular, extraneous, extraordinary, extrapolate, extrasensory, extraterrestrial, extravagant, extreme, extremism, extremity, extrorse
- synonyms:
- ec, ect, ecto, exo-, ex-
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