Dictionary Check: external

"external" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

adjective

happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface

Example: "the external auditory canal"
Antonyms:
adjective

coming from the outside

Example: "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"
Synonyms:
adjective

from or between other countries

Example: "external commerce"
adjective

purely outward or superficial

Example: "external composure"
noun

outward features

Example: "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion"

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