Definitions for outer
ˈaʊ tərout·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to pronounce outer?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. David Berkowitz Chicago:

   The art deprived of closeness to the world is, in fact, pure, flat, unmanageable, decorative. Totally extraneous because she herself destroyed outer. Empty and indifferent, deprived of destiny, it solves only technical issues.

2. Theodore Harold White:

   Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them -- this is of the essence of leadership.

3. Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos Franca:

   Look, Alcantara launching site is a real wonder if you need to send a spacecraft to outer space because it's a very efficient location. I mean, you use…less fuel compared to other launching sites, and it's so close to the United States because we are in the same Western Hemisphere that it makes perfect sense if you can join efforts to make it possible.

4. Interior Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz:

   Due to lack of industry interest in leasing in the area, Interior Department will not move forward with the proposed Cook Inlet [ Outer Continental Shelf ] oil and gas lease sale 258.

5. Alexandar Djelic:

   The swelling was so bad, the doctors had to cut away an outer part of my penis so I can urinate. I was put on a catheter, then got an infection, but survived the horror.

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