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“exterior” in Latin
exteron the outside, outward, external, outer, far, remote; of another country; foreign, strangefaciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to mfigūrashape, form, figure; shape; taunt, quip, jibefōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance; fine form; beauty; outline, plan, designspeciēsseeing, view, look; spectacle, sight; external appearance, looks; general outline or shapehabeōto have, hold; to own, have (possessions); to possess, have (qualities)colōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,corpusbody, person (person when used to mean "human body", e.g., "on one's person"); substance, material (physical, perceptibl
The English word exterior itself goes back to Latin exter, through exterior.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exterior
exterior (opposed to interior). Vid: EXTERNAL.
exterior s.
facies (the form in which an object presents itself, the whole exterior appearance): figura (the external outline, by which things differ from each other): forma (μορφή, the form in respect of color and beauty): species (the appearance presented by a body): habitus (σχῆμα, the peculiar habit, form, and constitution of a body imparted by nature; opposedto cultus): cultus (external ornament in dress, etc.): habitus (with and without) corporis; forma et habitus et cultus: cultus habitusque: corpus (the body as the receptacle of the soul; opposed to animus). A pleasing exterior, venusta forma, species: to have a good, respectable exterior, forma (or facie) honesta esse; alicujus species est honestissima: to have a rough exterior, alicui est asper et indecens habitus: to value anybody according to his exterior, hominem ex veste aut ex conditione, quae vestis nobis circumdata est, aestimare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exterior?
- The usual Latin words for “exterior” are exter, faciō, figūra; also fōrma, speciēs, habeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.