outdoors

[out-dawrz, -dohrz]

adverb

1. out of doors; in the open air.

   He's happiest when he's outdoors.

noun

1. (used with a singular verb),  the world outside of or away from houses; open air.

   Our whole family likes the outdoors.

adjective

1. outdoor.

outdoors

/ ˌaʊtˈdɔːz /

adverb

1. Also: out-of-doors. in the open air; outside

noun

1. the world outside or far away from human habitation

   the great outdoors

Word History and Origins

Origin of outdoors¹

1810–20; earlier out ( of ) doors

Idioms and Phrases

see big as life (all outdoors).

Example Sentences

Many coastal residents of Mindanao island had slept outdoors, fearful of being crushed to death by aftershocks of the 7.4- and 6.7-magnitude quakes that struck off the coast within hours of each other on Friday.

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Four brisk walks weekly for 30 minutes, ideally outdoors, can work wonders.

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Reporters observed a frenzy outside a hospital in Davao City, near the quake's epicentre, as patients were being treated outdoors in a carpark and crowds thronged the corridors.

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Being outdoors can trigger measurable changes inside your body from lowering stress hormones, easing blood pressure and even improving your gut health.

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“To access the outdoors, you had to walk down concrete steps to a covered patio.”

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