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outside

outside

446 1.0
The outer side of something that is not the inside
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtsaɪd/
: exterior
  • No matter how noble this looks from the outside, I don't like the color of it.
  • inside and outside
  • come from the outside
  • seen from the outside

Shame harms us from the outside in and the inside out.

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Examples

  • Here on the left, we're looking at the outside surface of a healthy brain.

  • They need someone from the outside teaching them how to do this.

  • Why does the outside of it look like that?

  • First of all, the entire outside of it is made of steel.

  • The leaves are actually coming in contact with the outside with the outside air.

  • You have anybody waiting for you on the outside?

  • This was done from the outside.

  • There is radiators running along the entire outside of this space.

  • No doubt the house of the older brother shines on the outside and is nicely decorated inside.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The outside of the house needs a fresh coat of paint.

Synonyms

exterior
vsoutside
93 3.1

The outside part of something, like the walls of a house

is the general outer side not limited to appearance

Antonyms

537 1.0

The inner part of something

Idioms

outside the box
  • Informal
47 4.5

In a creative way that does not follow normal rules

To think or act in a new and creative way without following usual rules

Compounds

People, news, and events beyond your home or local area

outside chance
  • Informal
6 3.5

A very small possibility that something will happen

4 1.0

A door that leads from a building to the outside

1 3.9

Work you do besides your main paid work to earn extra money

1 2.1

A piece of glass on the outside of a vehicle that shows the view to the side and behind

outside loop
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A plane move where it dives, flies upside down, and then climbs back to level flight

9.1

A fishing knot where the line end goes outside the loop before pulling tight

outside caliper
  • Specialized
7.7

A tool with curved legs that fit around an object to measure its outer size

How External

outness
1 9.0
outside
446 1.0
periphery
27 6.5
inside
537 1.0

Surface Forms

outside singular
outsides plural

Morphology

outside = side (transparent) = out + side

The meaning is a straightforward compound 'out' + 'side' referring to the external part; easily derivable by learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Outside comes from the parts out- meaning 'out' or 'not in' and side meaning 'edge' or 'part of something', so it literally names the 'out part' of an object; that's why the outside is the surface away from the inside.