What does outdoors mean?

Definitions for outdoors
ˌaʊtˈdɔrz, -ˈdoʊrzout·doors

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, openadverb

    where the air is unconfined

    "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"

  2. outside, outdoors, out of doors, alfrescoadverb

    outside a building

    "in summer we play outside"

GCIDE

  1. Outdoorsadverb

    Out of the house; out of doors; in the open air; abroad.

Wiktionary

  1. outdoorsnoun

    The environment outside of enclosed structures; the natural environment in the open air.

    She loves the outdoors.

  2. outdoorsadverb

    Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.

    They went outdoors to light up their cigarettes.

ChatGPT

  1. outdoors

    Outdoors refers to any area that is outside the confines of a building or a shelter. This can include spaces such as parks, forests, beaches, gardens, among others. Essentially, it is any open-air environment not enclosed by walls and a roof, typically exposing one to natural elements such as sunlight, wind, and rain.

Wikidata

  1. Outdoors

    Any area in or into the open air; outside a building or shelter.

Editors Contribution

  1. outdoorsadjective

    In nature

    We love spending time outdoors as much as possible.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 11, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of outdoors in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of outdoors in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of outdoors in a Sentence

  1. Jessica Wu:

    Even if you don’t sunbathe or spend much time outdoors now, age spots are often a sign of how much time you’ve spent in the sun in past years.

  2. The Cohen:

    Access to the land was something that was important to us, we always envisioned that this house would be designed in a way that we could access the outdoors from every room.

  3. Roopal Kundu:

    They key is to find one that is broad-spectrum, at least an SPF 30, that the consumer likes and is able and willing to reapply every two hours when outdoors.

  4. Pope Francis:

    Immigrants today are suffering outdoors, without food, and can not get in. They don't feel welcome.

  5. Raelene Cooper:

    I'd swim in the river, have a feed out bush( eat outdoors). We knew industry was there, but we didn't see it... back then even the iron ore mines were out of sight.

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