different between outwards vs outer
outwards
English
Etymology
From Middle English outwardes, from Old English ?tweardes; equivalent to outward +? -s. Cognate with German auswärts.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?a?tw?dz/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?a?tw?dz/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?æotw?dz/
Adverb
outwards (comparative more outwards, superlative most outwards)
- From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
- Light falling on them is not reflected outwards.
- (obsolete) Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XXIII:
- Wo be to you scrybes, and pharises ypocrites, for ye are lyke unto paynted tombes which appere beautyfull outwardes: but are within full off deed mens bones and of all fylthynes.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XXIII:
Translations
Anagrams
- draws out, outdraws
Middle English
Adverb
outwards
- Alternative form of outwardes
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outer
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?a?t?/, [?a???]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?a?t?/
- Rhymes: -a?t?(?)
- Homophone: outta (in some accents)
Etymology 1
From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ?tre, ?tera, ?terra (“outer”), equivalent to out +? -er. Compare German äußere (“outer”), Danish ydre (“outer”), Swedish yttre (“outer”), Icelandic ytri (“outer”).
Adjective
outer (comparative (rare) outermore, superlative outermost)
- Outside; external.
- Farther from the centre of the inside.
Antonyms
- inner
Translations
Noun
outer (plural outers)
- An outer part.
- (sports) An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
- (military, firearms) The 4th circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
- A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
- (retail) The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
- We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.
Translations
Derived terms
- outer space
- outerness
Etymology 2
out (verb) +? -er (“agent suffix”)
Noun
outer (plural outers)
- Someone who admits to something publicly.
- Someone who outs another.
- 2002, Simon Gage, Lisa Richards, Howard Wilmot, Queer: The Ultimate User's Guide (page 88)
- From the early 90s, these were some of the fiercest debates raging in the gay press and in gay and straight bars worldwide as blabbermouths blabbed, sometimes just for the sheer hell of it, and gay celebrities ran for cover or bit the bullet and pipped the outers to the post.
- 2002, Simon Gage, Lisa Richards, Howard Wilmot, Queer: The Ultimate User's Guide (page 88)
- One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
- An ouster; dispossession.
- (Britain, politics) One who supports leaving the European Union.
Synonyms
- (One who supports leaving the EU): Brexiter
- (One who outs others): See Thesaurus:informant
Antonyms
- (One who supports leaving the EU): inner
Anagrams
- Toure, outre, outré, rouet, route, utero-
German
Adjective
outer
- inflection of out:
- strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
- strong genitive/dative feminine singular
- strong genitive plural
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