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outer

adjective · noun

Form of out , comparative of out.

Simple meaning

Being on the outside or further from a center.

Pronunciation

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owter

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈaʊtɚ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Being on the outside or further from a center

    “Spent hours adorning the outer man.”

  2. Outside; external.

  3. Farther from the centre of the inside.

noun

  1. One who puts out, ousts, or expels.

  2. An ouster; dispossession.

  3. Someone who admits to something publicly.

  4. Someone who outs another.

  5. An outer part.

  6. A shot which strikes the outer of a target.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Being on the outside or further from a center

Used this way, outer is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Heard in a sentence
“Spent hours adorning the outer man.”
Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Outside

outer side

Outer

outer part

Smallest

outer layer

Supports

outer wall

Other combinations

outer spaceouter worldouter surfaceouter edge

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • outer earnounCompound term

    The part of the ear visible externally.

  • outer garmentnounCompound term

    A garment worn over other garments.

  • outer hebridesnounCompound term

    A 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland.

  • outer mongolianounCompound term

    A landlocked socialist republic in central Asia.

  • outer planetnounCompound term

    A major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto).

  • outer spacenounCompound term

    Any location outside the Earth's atmosphere.

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Synonyms

Sense: being on the outside or further from a center

outward

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