outdoors B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /aʊtˈdɔː(ɹ)z/ See IPA manual Freq #12346 Meanings 1 adv In or into the open air, not inside a building. The children love playing outdoors. 2 noun The natural world outside, away from buildings. She loves the great outdoors and goes hiking every weekend. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in or into the open air,... outsideout of doors 2 noun · the natural world outside,... open airgreat outdoors Word family Derived forms outdoorsinessoutdoorsmanoutdoorsmanshipoutdoorsnessoutdoorspersonoutdoorswomanoutdoorswomanshipoutdoorsy Etymology AI details From out + doors (plural of door), probably as a shortening of out of doors. Alternatively, from outdoor (adjective) + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outdoors **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv, noun **IPA (US):** /aʊtˈdɔː(ɹ)z/ **Frequency rank:** 12346 ## Meanings 1. In or into the open air, not inside a building. 2. The natural world outside, away from buildings. ## Examples - The children love playing outdoors. - She loves the great outdoors and goes hiking every weekend. ## Derived Forms - outdoorsiness - outdoorsman - outdoorsmanship - outdoorsness - outdoorsperson - outdoorswoman - outdoorswomanship - outdoorsy ## Etymology From out + doors (plural of door), probably as a shortening of out of doors. Alternatively, from outdoor (adjective) + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). ## AI Etymology Outdoors comes from out + doors (plural of door), probably as a shortening of out of doors. Alternatively, from outdoor (adjective) + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Modern senses include in or into the open air, not inside a building and the natural world outside, away from buildings. The wider word family includes derivatives such as outdoorsiness, outdoorsman, outdoorsmanship, outdoorsness, outdoorsperson, and outdoorswoman. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown