out-of-doors

[ out-uh v-dawrz, -dohrz ]

/ ˈaʊt əvˈdɔrz, -ˈdoʊrz /

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adjective

Also out-of-door. outdoor.

noun

(used with a singular verb) outdoors.

Words nearby out-of-doors

out-of-body experience, out-of-bounds, out-of-court, out-of-date, out-of-door, out-of-doors, out-of-pocket, out-of-print, out-of-round, out-of-sight, out-of-state

Origin of out-of-doors

First recorded in 1800–10

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Examples from the Web for out-of-doors

The delights of out-of-doors exist as certainly one way as another.
The Auto Boys' Quest|James A Braden
Yet it was wonderfully strange how I felt as soon as I got out-of-doors.
The Story of Scraggles|George Wharton James
There is a truthfulness of appearance—an out-of-doors feeling—about his work that is quite captivating.
A Text-Book of the History of Painting|John C. Van Dyke
I like Florida very much, for I can be out-of-doors from morning until night, and I have such good times playing in the sand.
Harper's Young People, March 29, 1881|Various

What I mean is, it will be out-of-doors and I need that a good deal; and it will be with you, which I need more.
August First|Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews and Roy Irving Murray

British Dictionary definitions for out-of-doors

out-of-doors

adverb, adjective

(postpositive) in the open air; outsideAlso: outdoors

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out-of-doors

adjective

noun

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adverb, adjective