Definition of OUTER

outer

Meanings

Plural: outers

Adjective

  • being on the outside or further from a center
    • "spent hours adorning the outer man"
    • "the outer suburbs"
  • not allowed to continue to bat or run

Adjective Satellite

  • located outside
    • "outer reality"
  • being on or toward the outside of the body
    • "the outer ear"
  • being out or having grown cold
  • not worth considering as a possibility
  • out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
  • excluded from use or mention
  • directed outward or serving to direct something outward
  • no longer fashionable
  • outside or external
  • outer or outlying
  • knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

Adj

  • Outside; external.
  • Farther from the centre of the inside.
  • comparative form of out (“(more) open about one's sexuality, etc”): more out

Noun

  • An outer part.
  • An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
  • The fourth circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
  • A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
  • The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
  • Someone who admits to something publicly.
  • Someone who outs another.
  • One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
  • An ouster; dispossession.
  • One who supports leaving the European Union.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ūtre, ūtera, ūterra (“outer”), equivalent to out + -er. Compare German äußere (“outer”), Danish ydre (“outer”), Swedish yttre (“outer”), Icelandic ytri (“outer”). Piecewise doublet of utter.

Synonyms

Brexiter, extinct, forbidden, informant, kayoed, knocked out, KO'd, out, prohibited, proscribed, stunned, taboo, tabu, verboten

Antonyms

inner, safe

Scrabble Score: 5

outer is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
outer is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
outer is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

outer is a valid Words With Friends word