indoors B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ UK /ɪnˈdɔːz/ See IPA manual Freq #12102 Meanings 1 adv Inside a building, rather than outside. We stayed indoors all afternoon because it was raining. 2 noun The space inside a building. On cold days she always prefers the indoors. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · inside a building, rather... inside ↔ Opposites outdoors Etymology AI details From in + doors, originally two words, representing earlier within doors. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # indoors **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv, noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdɔːz/ **Frequency rank:** 12102 ## Meanings 1. Inside a building, rather than outside. 2. The space inside a building. ## Examples - We stayed indoors all afternoon because it was raining. - On cold days she always prefers the indoors. ## Antonyms - outdoors ## Etymology From in + doors, originally two words, representing earlier within doors. ## AI Etymology Indoors comes from in + doors, originally two words, representing earlier within doors. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown