outwith
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outwith
- /aʊtˈwɪð/ UK
- /aʊtˈwɪθ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪð, -ɪθ
Where it comes from
From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (“without”). Cognate to Scots ootwi. By surface analysis, out + with.
preposition
- Outside; beyond; outside of. All at once he’d wanted to buy a place there, but it had been too isolated for his wife – and outwith their means anyway.
Opposite: within
adverb
- Outside, outwardly; outwards.
Thesaurus
preposition
Opposite: within
Translations
Talk about this word "outwith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/outwith. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. outwith. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/outwith "outwith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/outwith.Cite this
@misc{outwith_2026,
title = {outwith},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outwith},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
