Meaning & Definition of External in English

1. Outward features

• "He enjoyed the solemn externals of religion"

1. Happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface

• "The external auditory canal"

• "External pressures"

2. Coming from the outside

• "Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"

• "Relying upon an extraneous income"

• "Disdaining outside pressure groups"

3. From or between other countries

• "External commerce"

• "International trade"

• "Developing nations need outside help"

4. Purely outward or superficial

• "External composure"

• "An external concern for reputation"- a.r.gurney,jr.