What does OUTER mean?
Definitions for OUTER
ˈaʊ tərout·er
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word OUTER.
Princeton's WordNet
outer(a)adjective
being on the outside or further from a center
"spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"
outeradjective
located outside
"outer reality"
outeradjective
being on or toward the outside of the body
"the outer ear"
Wiktionary
outernoun
An outer part.
outernoun
(wholesale trade) the smallest single unit normally sold to retailers, usually equal to one retail display box.
We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.
outernoun
Someone who admits to something publicly.
outernoun
Someone who outs another.
outeradjective
Outside; external.
outeradjective
Farther from the centre of the inside.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Outeradjective
That which is without; opposed to inner.
Etymology: from out.
The kidney is a conglomerated gland only in the outer part: for the inner part, whereof the papillæ are composed, is muscular. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. b. i. c. 5.
ChatGPT
outer
Outer refers to the external part, surface or layer of something; located or being on the outside or further from the center; not internal or inner. It can also refer to outer space, i.e., the vast expanse existing beyond the earth and between celestial bodies.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Outer
owt′ėr, adj. more out or without: external—opp. to Inner.—n. the part of a target outside the rings, a shot striking here.—adj. Out′ermost, most or farthest out: most distant.—Outer bar, the junior barristers who plead outside the bar in court, as distinguished from King's Counsel and others who plead within the bar. [Comp. of out.]
Matched Categories
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'OUTER' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3940
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'OUTER' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3421
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'OUTER' in Adjectives Frequency: #516
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1507","2"],["1524","1"],["1563","1"],["1574","3"],["1575","1"],["1587","2"],["1590","6"],["1607","1"],["1611","1"],["1637","3"],["1644","3"],["1647","1"],["1648","3"],["1649","3"],["1656","1"],["1662","1"],["1664","2"],["1665","1"],["1667","2"],["1668","1"],["1669","1"],["1670","2"],["1673","1"],["1675","5"],["1677","3"],["1680","3"],["1681","23"],["1682","15"],["1683","90"],["1684","7"],["1685","4"],["1687","3"],["1688","4"],["1689","1"],["1692","3"],["1693","3"],["1694","4"],["1695","2"],["1696","1"],["1698","1"],["1699","5"],["1700","6"],["1701","52"],["1702","5"],["1703","99"],["1704","16"],["1705","13"],["1706","27"],["1707","24"],["1708","20"],["1709","9"],["1710","4"],["1711","14"],["1712","9"],["1713","19"],["1714","19"],["1715","10"],["1716","4"],["1717","5"],["1718","22"],["1719","30"],["1720","57"],["1721","20"],["1722","28"],["1723","21"],["1724","19"],["1725","38"],["1726","61"],["1727","32"],["1728","20"],["1729","42"],["1730","67"],["1731","24"],["1732","28"],["1733","13"],["1734","64"],["1735","43"],["1736","24"],["1737","49"],["1738","247"],["1739","35"],["1740","72"],["1741","28"],["1742","71"],["1743","29"],["1744","103"],["1745","63"],["1746","27"],["1747","42"],["1748","149"],["1749","167"],["1750","81"],["1751","190"],["1752","171"],["1753","67"],["1754","523"],["1755","88"],["1756","49"],["1757","41"],["1758","123"],["1759","512"],["1760","60"],["1761","52"],["1762","41"],["1763","173"],["1764","81"],["1765","28"],["1766","164"],["1767","168"],["1768","112"],["1769","107"],["1770","109"],["1771","107"],["1772","88"],["1773","70"],["1774","79"],["1775","128"],["1776","240"],["1777","116"],["1778","243"],["1779","98"],["1780","97"],["1781","82"],["1782","71"],["1783","217"],["1784","507"],["1785","706"],["1786","229"],["1787","318"],["1788","220"],["1789","210"],["1790","363"],["1791","241"],["1792","216"],["1793","257"],["1794","498"],["1795","370"],["1796","535"],["1797","388"],["1798","368"],["1799","396"],["1800","535"],["1801","1151"],["1802","1203"],["1803","1423"],["1804","1017"],["1805","1212"],["1806","1004"],["1807","1374"],["1808","1201"],["1809","1345"],["1810","1165"],["1811","1602"],["1812","1251"],["1813","1961"],["1814","1940"],["1815","2248"],["1816","2049"],["1817","2003"],["1818","2886"],["1819","2494"],["1820","2511"],["1821","2148"],["1822","4634"],["1823","2555"],["1824","3770"],["1825","4976"],["1826","3053"],["1827","3844"],["1828","3688"],["1829","4918"],["1830","5368"],["1831","8498"],["1832","6047"],["1833","5368"],["1834","5397"],["1835","6023"],["1836","6661"],["1837","7137"],["1838","7221"],["1839","6617"],["1840","7469"],["1841","7682"],["1842","8022"],["1843","9372"],["1844","8284"],["1845","10919"],["1846","10309"],["1847","8577"],["1848","11769"],["1849","13077"],["1850","10824"],["1851","13461"],["1852","17072"],["1853","14404"],["1854","18237"],["1855","16532"],["1856","16998"],["1857","14683"],["1858","16028"],["1859","16841"],["1860","16517"],["1861","16472"],["1862","18819"],["1863","12187"],["1864","14510"],["1865","17601"],["1866","19514"],["1867","20206"],["1868","21991"],["1869","19741"],["1870","20396"],["1871","17685"],["1872","21171"],["1873","21256"],["1874","24613"],["1875","22004"],["1876","25847"],["1877","24090"],["1878","26860"],["1879","27619"],["1880","31694"],["1881","33544"],["1882","35482"],["1883","40251"],["1884","34807"],["1885","37142"],["1886","29113"],["1887","32090"],["1888","29160"],["1889","37684"],["1890","34091"],["1891","40244"],["1892","42030"],["1893","47441"],["1894","37768"],["1895","47276"],["1896","47484"],["1897","48487"],["1898","49436"],["1899","52342"],["1900","52246"],["1901","55259"],["1902","54703"],["1903","59268"],["1904","56544"],["1905","62144"],["1906","59600"],["1907","64262"],["1908","63599"],["1909","59330"],["1910","59180"],["1911","59235"],["1912","60497"],["1913","55382"],["1914","58223"],["1915","52010"],["1916","53645"],["1917","48174"],["1918","46303"],["1919","42631"],["1920","52285"],["1921","47699"],["1922","48160"],["1923","43603"],["1924","41260"],["1925","38315"],["1926","35940"],["1927","43210"],["1928","45498"],["1929","39035"],["1930","46541"],["1931","38923"],["1932","36473"],["1933","32343"],["1934","34166"],["1935","37014"],["1936","41125"],["1937","40952"],["1938","44787"],["1939","39527"],["1940","40673"],["1941","38169"],["1942","40263"],["1943","30986"],["1944","27438"],["1945","30807"],["1946","38230"],["1947","48870"],["1948","51049"],["1949","54621"],["1950","54284"],["1951","54149"],["1952","53707"],["1953","53910"],["1954","52923"],["1955","58547"],["1956","56667"],["1957","63872"],["1958","64154"],["1959","68832"],["1960","76885"],["1961","81201"],["1962","93940"],["1963","92562"],["1964","97998"],["1965","112061"],["1966","107383"],["1967","110337"],["1968","116036"],["1969","109461"],["1970","116238"],["1971","115987"],["1972","123550"],["1973","120600"],["1974","126059"],["1975","125991"],["1976","126569"],["1977","129250"],["1978","128987"],["1979","128386"],["1980","129559"],["1981","137924"],["1982","142877"],["1983","147404"],["1984","153925"],["1985","162765"],["1986","162820"],["1987","163730"],["1988","162720"],["1989","176262"],["1990","189530"],["1991","179553"],["1992","197443"],["1993","187639"],["1994","195539"],["1995","199891"],["1996","206744"],["1997","219381"],["1998","222478"],["1999","234228"],["2000","260861"],["2001","261691"],["2002","288004"],["2003","315409"],["2004","348022"],["2005","319043"],["2006","343414"],["2007","363879"],["2008","448247"]]
Anagrams for OUTER »
route
outre
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of OUTER in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of OUTER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of OUTER in a Sentence
We don't know how many jetties are destroyed on the outer islands and whether ships carrying aid can land.
A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depends on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the measure as I have received and am still receiving.
Our everyday reality is a grand illusion which we are creating. By exploring and changing our inner world, we begin to transform our outer world. If we are willing to embark on an inner journey, we can discover all of the beliefs, expectations, and hidden agendas through which we create our own lives, and collectively, we can begin to shape the future in ways that honor the sacredness of all life.
Prayer may not change our outer circumstances but inwardly it can change everything.
The outer world discards anyone who's emotionally too sensitive or too fragile.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for OUTER
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for OUTER »
Translation
Find a translation for the OUTER definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"OUTER." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 21 Feb. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/OUTER>.
Discuss these OUTER definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In