What does "exterior" mean in English?

Exterior in English means outside part, outer surface, outer area, or outward appearance of something, opposite of interior which means inside. As noun, exterior means outside, outer side, facade, outer shell, or outward look. For example, exterior of house means outside walls, roof, siding, and yard, exterior of car means outer body and paint, exterior of building means facade. As adjective, exterior means located outside or outer, for example exterior walls are walls that face outside, exterior paint is paint made for outside use that resists weather, exterior door is door that leads outside, exterior lighting is lighting outside. In figurative use, exterior can mean outward appearance or demeanor of person, as in his exterior is calm but inside he is nervous, meaning outward look is calm but inner feeling is nervous. Origin is from Latin exterior meaning outer or more outside. So in English, exterior means outer, outside, external, outward, as in exterior design is design of outside of building, exterior decoration is decoration outside. For example, house with brick exterior means outside of house is brick. So exterior means outside, not inside.