external
adjective
1. happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- the external auditory canal
- external pressures
Similar word(s): outer, outside, outside
2. coming from the outside
Similar word(s): extrinsic, extraneous, outside
3. from or between other countries
- external commerce
Similar word(s): foreign, international, outside
4. purely outward or superficial
- external composure
- an external concern for reputation
Similar word(s): outward
Sentences with external as an adjective:
- This building has some external pipework.
- external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom
noun
1. outward features
- he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion
Definition categories: thought, characteristic, feature