outdoors

[ out-dawrz, -dohrz ]
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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

Origin of outdoors

1
1810–20; earlier out (of) doors

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British Dictionary definitions for outdoors

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

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Other Idioms and Phrases with outdoors

outdoors

see big as life (all outdoors).

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