What does Outer mean?

Definitions for Outer
ˈaʊ tərout·er

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Outer.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. outer(a)adjective

    being on the outside or further from a center

    "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"

  2. outeradjective

    located outside

    "outer reality"

  3. outeradjective

    being on or toward the outside of the body

    "the outer ear"

Wiktionary

  1. outernoun

    An outer part.

  2. outernoun

    (wholesale trade) the smallest single unit normally sold to retailers, usually equal to one retail display box.

    We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.

  3. outernoun

    Someone who admits to something publicly.

  4. outernoun

    Someone who outs another.

  5. outeradjective

    Outside; external.

  6. outeradjective

    Farther from the centre of the inside.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Outeradjective

    That which is without; opposed to inner.

    Etymology: from out.

    The kidney is a conglomerated gland only in the outer part: for the inner part, whereof the papillæ are composed, is muscular. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. b. i. c. 5.

ChatGPT

  1. outer

    Outer refers to the external part, surface or layer of something; located or being on the outside or further from the center; not internal or inner. It can also refer to outer space, i.e., the vast expanse existing beyond the earth and between celestial bodies.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Outer

    owt′ėr, adj. more out or without: external—opp. to Inner.—n. the part of a target outside the rings, a shot striking here.—adj. Out′ermost, most or farthest out: most distant.—Outer bar, the junior barristers who plead outside the bar in court, as distinguished from King's Counsel and others who plead within the bar. [Comp. of out.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Outer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3940

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Outer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3421

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Outer' in Adjectives Frequency: #516

Anagrams for Outer »

  1. route

  2. outre

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Outer in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Outer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Outer in a Sentence

  1. Jonathan Miller:

    In Manhattan, because of Covid, renters are looking to go to the outer boroughs to get more for their rental dollar if they are staying in the city, other would-be renters in Manhattan are [ now ] the first-time buyers in the suburbs.

  2. Amit Ray:

    Education is beautification of the inner world and the outer world.

  3. Albert Einstein:

    A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depends on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the measure as I have received and am still receiving.

  4. John Updike:

    The guarantee that our self enjoys an intended relation to the outer world is most, if not all, we ask from religion. God is the self projected onto reality by our natural and necessary optimism. He is the not-me personified.

  5. Kim Il Sung:

    We are developing satellite technology, we are exploring outer space, not because we are in a very good position, well off economically. We still have a lot of economic problems. Even today we are tightening our belts to survive and to improve. All the same, we are investing a lot into this space program. We will continue, regardless of what people say.

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