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outer

/ˈaʊtə(r)/adjective

उच्चारण आउटर

बाहरी, ऊपरी

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    on the outside of something

    बाहरी, ऊपरी

    • The outer walls of the fort are very thick.
    • Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage.
    • Wash the outer skin of the fruit before eating it.
    + 2 more examples
    • The outer cover of the book was torn.
    • The soldiers guarded the outer gate of the palace.

    Synonyms exterior outside external surface

    Opposite inner interior

  2. 2

    [only before noun]

    furthest from the inside or centre of something

    बाहरी (केंद्र से दूर का)

    • the outer suburbs of Mumbai
    • the outer ring road
    • She lives in an outer suburb of Kolkata.
    + 2 more examples
    • The comet moved towards the outer edge of the solar system.
    • The outer circle of the track is longer than the inner one.

    Synonyms outlying peripheral distant

    Opposite inner central

◇Word family
outermost adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

exterior outside external surface outlying peripheral distant

Antonyms

inner interior central

§Grammar and usage

Outer is used only before a noun, so we say 'the outer layer' but not 'the layer is outer'.

Outer केवल noun से पहले आता है, इसलिए 'the outer layer' सही है पर 'the layer is outer' गलत है।