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adverb

without

on or from the outside

The old poem contrasts warmth within with cold without.

Etymology
withOld Englishagainst or toward
+outOld Englishout

The older compound contrasts the outside with the inside. This spatial sense survives in formal or archaic use, separate from the common meaning lacking.

More examples

  • A voice called from without.
  • They barred the door against danger without.
  • The church was plain within and without.

Forms

without