interior meaning
interior :
inside, inner
adjective
▪ The interior walls are white.
▪ The inside walls are white.
▪ She loves the interior design of the house.
▪ She loves the inside design of the house.
paraphrasing
▪ inner – inside
▪ internal – inside
interior :
inside part, inner area
noun
▪ The car's interior is very clean.
▪ The car's inside is very clean.
▪ The building's interior is beautiful.
▪ The building's inside is beautiful.
paraphrasing
▪ inside – inner part
▪ core – central part
Pronunciation
interior [ɪnˈtɪəriər]
The stress is on 'te' and sounds like 'in-teer-ee-er'.
Common phrases and grammar about interior
interior - Common meaning
adjective
inside, inner
noun
inside part, inner area
Part of Speech Changes for "interior"
▪ interiorize (verb) – to make something inside
▪ interiorly (adverb) – in an inside way
Common Expressions with "interior"
▪ interior design – inside design
▪ interior walls – inside walls
▪ interior space – inside space
▪ interior view – inside view
Important examples of interior in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, interior is often used to describe the inside of buildings or vehicles.
Example of a confusing word: exterior (outside)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Interior as an adjective often describes design or decoration in TOEIC grammar questions.
interior
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
interior design
'inside design', used when talking about designing the inside of a space.
interior monologue
means 'a character's thoughts', used in literature.
Differences between similar words and interior
interior
,
internal
differences
Interior is often used for physical spaces, while internal is used for more abstract or non-physical things.
Words with the same origin as interior
The origin of interior
The word's etymology is not clear.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
