outer
//ˈaʊtə//
Forms
- Superlative
- outermost
- Plural
- outers
Definitions
1.Outside; external.
2.Farther from the centre of the inside.
3.comparative form of out (“(more) open about one's sexuality, etc”): more out
1.An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
2.The fourth circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
3.An outer part.
- 'Phil Cornish' [a snowdrop variety] is like a cross between a pixie hat and a pagoda, with elegant upswept outers [outer petals] marked in a green colour-wash at the top and warpaint slashes at the lower end.
4.A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4268
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
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.