outdoors

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

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

From out + doors (plural of door), probably as a shortening of out of doors. Alternatively, from outdoor (adjective) + -s (adverbial genitive suffix).

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Describing Qualities

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# 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
- Describing Qualities

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