Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outside

/aʊtˈsaɪd/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.25 in modern English

Syllables: out-side
IPA: /aʊtˈsaɪd/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.

noun

The external appearance of someone or something.

noun

The space beyond some limit or boundary.

noun

The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.

noun

The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.

noun

The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.

noun

The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.

noun

A passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.

British usage; Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"He's repainting the outside of his house."
"Silenes of old swere little boxes, like those we now may see in the shops of apothecaries, painted on the outside with wanton toyish figures, as harpies, satyrs, bridled geese, horned hares, saddled ducks, flying goats, thiller harts, and other such-like counterfeited pictures at discretion, ..."
"The outside of the building gives no valuable clew."
"The number of persons which the cab is licensed to carry must be painted at the back on the outside."
"Third-class carriages are grossly overcrowded, with passengers lying on the luggage racks, standing between the benches, and occasionally even riding on the footboards and clinging to the outsides of the coaches for short distances."
"Her outside was stern, but inside was a heart of gold."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūt Old English ūt ▲ Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *-ai Proto-Germanic *ūtai Proto-West Germanic *ūtē Old English ūte Middle English oute English out Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English outside From out + side.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outsides (plural) owtside (alternative, obsolete) more outside (comparative) most outside (superlative) outsides (present, singular) outsiding (participle, present) outsided (participle, past) outsided (past)

Derived Forms

outsideness outsider thereoutside

Phrases

at the outside bring outside color outside the lines colour outside the lines get outside get outside of go outside it's cold outside

Frequently Paired Words

withoutside

Synonyms

without out the lower 48 United States away external international extraneous

Antonyms

inside

Rhymes With

side died inside side-by-side tried provide wide ride decide guide applied aside

Questions

How do you pronounce outside?: The recorded pronunciation is /aʊtˈsaɪd/.
What does outside mean?: The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
Where does outside come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūt Old English ūt ▲ Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *-ai Proto-Germanic *ūtai Proto-West Germanic *ūtē Old English ūte Middle English oute English out Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English outside From out + side.

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