noun
adv
verb
Freq #12346
Meanings
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1
adv
In or into the open air, not inside a building.
The children love playing outdoors.
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2
noun
The natural world outside, away from buildings.
She loves the great outdoors and goes hiking every weekend.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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).