outside
/aʊtˈsaɪd/ noun, adjective, adverb, preposition, verb, proper noun
Forms outsides outsiding outsided owtside
- noun The part of something that faces out; the outer surface. “He's repainting the outside of his house.”
- noun The external appearance of someone or something. “Her outside was stern, but inside was a heart of gold.”
- noun The space beyond some limit or boundary. “Viewed from the outside, the building seemed unremarkable.”
- noun The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc. “It may last a week at the outside.”
- noun The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right. “On a motorway, you should always overtake other vehicles on the outside.”
- noun The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference. “On the final bend, the second-place car tried to go around the outside of the leader but spun off into the barrier.”
- noun (surfing) The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.
- noun (dated, UK, colloquial) A passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary. “The outside surface looks good.”
- adjective Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- adjective Away from the interior or center of something.
- adjective Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc. “The Board did not trust outside information about their rivals.”
- adjective Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
- adjective (baseball, of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate. “The first pitch is ... just a bit outside.”
- adjective Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum. “an outside estimate”
- adjective (chiefly UK) Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right. “the outside lane of the motorway”
- adverb To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place. “I am going outside.”
- adverb (colloquial) Not in prison.
- adverb (surfing) Beyond the breaking waves.
- adverb Outdoors. “I slept outside last night.”
Synonyms
out without the lower 48 United States exterior external extraneous outdoor out-of-door international remote away outdoors out of doors alfresco
Antonyms
Etymology
From out + side.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior.
- noun The part or space which lies without an inclosure; the outer side, as of a door, walk, or boundary.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; superficial.
- adjective Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc.; as, an outside estimate. [Colloq.] Outside finish (Arch.), a term for the minor parts, as corner boards, hanging stiles, etc., required to complete the exterior of a wooden building; --rare in masonry.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “outside”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details