Overview of noun external

The noun external has 1 sense

• external -- (outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion")

Overview of adj external

The adj external has 4 senses

• external -- (happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures")


• external, extraneous, outside -- (coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups")


• external, international, outside -- (from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help")


• external -- (purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.)