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Outdoors vs Exterior - What's the difference?

outdoors | exterior |

As nouns the difference between outdoors and exterior

is that outdoors is the environment outside of enclosed structures; the natural environment in the open air while exterior is the outside part, parts or surface of something.

As an adverb outdoors

is not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.

As an adjective exterior is

relating to the outside parts or surface of something.

outdoors

English

Adverb

(-)
  • Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.
  • They went outdoors to light up their cigarettes.

    Noun

    (-)
  • The environment outside of enclosed structures; the natural environment in the open air.
  • She loves the outdoors .

    Antonyms

    * indoors

    exterior

    English

    Alternative forms

    * exteriour (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
  • the exterior part of a sphere
  • * Shakespeare
  • Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man / Resemble that it was.
  • Being from outside a country; foreign.
  • the exterior relations of a state or kingdom
  • Outdoors.
  • Antonyms

    * interior

    See also

    * external

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The outside part, parts or surface of something.
  • The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package
  • * '>citation
  • Foreign lands.
  • She is our new minister of the exterior

    Antonyms

    * interior