exterior

Etymology

From Latin exterior

adj

1. Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
   the exterior part of a sphere
2. Being from outside a country; foreign.
   the exterior relations of a state or kingdom
3. Outdoor.

noun

1. The outside part, parts or surface of something.
   The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package
   Before dissecting a shark to see how it manages to function so effectively, let us first examine its exterior. 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, page 31
   [I]n the 575 days since [Oscar] Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, there has been an unseemly scramble to construct revisionist histories, to identify evidence beneath that placid exterior of a pugnacious, hair-trigger personality. 21 October 2014, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner's punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014, p. S22]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport)
2. Foreign lands.
   She is our new minister of the exterior