All 9 Uses of
external
in
1984 by Orwell
- When there were no external records that you could refer to, even the outline of your own life lost its sharpness.
p. 32..3external = outside
- Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality, was tacitly denied by their philosophy.
p. 80..6 *
- If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable what then?
p. 80..8
- It struck him that in moments of crisis one is never fighting against an external enemy, but always against one's own body.
p. 102..8
- For in that case each would still be a self-contained universe, freed forever from the sobering influence of external danger.
p. 199..8
- You believe that reality is something objective, external, existing in its own right.
p. 249..2
- But I tell you, Winston, that reality is not external.
p. 249..3
- Power over matter — external reality, as you would call it — is not important.
p. 264..8
- By what external standard could you check its judgements?
p. 277..2
Definition:
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(external) outsidein various senses, including:
- coming from or existing outside a place, organization or thing -- as in "external trade"
- forming or relating to an outside boundary -- as in "external walls"
- on the surface or superficial as contrasted to something that is deep or complete -- as in "external appearances"