External Definition

ĭk-stûrnəl
externals
adjective
On or having to do with the outside; outer; exterior.
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On, or for use on, the outside of the body.
A medicine for external use only.
Webster's New World
Outwardly visible.
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Existing apart from the mind; material.
External reality.
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Originating outside; acting or coming from without.
An external force.
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Antonyms:
noun
An outside or outward surface or part.
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Outer circumstances.
American Heritage
Outward appearance or behavior; superficialities.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of External

Noun

Singular:
external
Plural:
externals

Origin of External

  • From Middle French externe + -al, from Latin externus, from exter, exterus (“on the outside, outward”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin externus outward from exter eghs in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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