exterior
Building's outer shell
Exterior refers to the outer surface or appearance of something, as opposed to its interior: the exterior of the building, exterior walls.
It extends to outward manner or behavior that may not reflect inner reality: His calm exterior hid considerable anxiety.
As an adjective, exterior describes what is outside or outward-facing: exterior paint, exterior lighting.
Outer protective layer
- sidingExterior wall covering
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- stuccoDecorative wall plaster
- brickworkConstruction from fired blocks
masonry · shingles · paneling · trim · shutters · doors · windows · porch
Bring to completion
- textureSurface tactile quality
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- coatingApplied surface covering
- patinaSurface film from aging
weathering · roughness · smoothness · varnish · tarnish · corrosion · abrasion · paint
Farther from the center
- outwardToward the outside
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- outlyingDistant from center
- frontForward-facing side
Shape's outer edge length
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
enclosure · border · threshold · hedgerow · gate · railing · limit · confines
Exterior visual attractiveness
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- designPurposeful creative planning
ornamentation · accents · finishing · presentation · facade · frontage · streetscape · character
cladding
Outer protective layer
brickwork · masonry · shingles · paneling · trim · shutters · doors · windows · porch · balcony
finish
Bring to completion
patina · weathering · roughness · smoothness · varnish · tarnish · corrosion · abrasion · paint · stain
outer
Farther from the center
- outwardToward the outside
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- outlyingDistant from center
front · surface · face · side · shell · skin · envelope · outermost
perimeter
Shape's outer edge length
barrier · enclosure · border · threshold · hedgerow · gate · railing · limit · confines · demarcation
curb-appeal
Exterior visual attractiveness
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- styleDistinctive way of expression
design · ornamentation · accents · finishing · presentation · facade · frontage · streetscape · character
outside
Beyond the boundary
- open-airWithout roof or walls
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
environment · landscape · scenery · terrain · sunlight · climate · exposed · alfresco · nature · surroundings
portico
Columned covered entryway
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- pilasterShallow wall-mounted column
colonnade · balustrade · dormer · gable · frieze · lintel · mullion · quoin · buttress · gargoyle
- architectural spaceroom, hall, atrium, lobby, corridor
- facadesfacade, curtain walls, front, glass facades, false front
- outer/external thingsouter layer, outside, surface, shell, skin
- envelope partsflap, seal, gum, adhesive, window
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- locationhere, there, place, position, location
- exterior walls
- tough exteriorsProtective outer hardness
- crusty exterior
- exterior paintCoating for outer surfaces
- exterior doorOuter building entrance
- exterior designOutward visual planning