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outdoors

[ out-dawrz, -dohrz ]

adverb

  1. out of doors; in the open air:

    He's happiest when he's outdoors.



noun

  1. (used with a singular verb) the world outside of or away from houses; open air:

    Our whole family likes the outdoors.

adjective

outdoors

/ ˌʊˈɔː /

adverb

  1. Alsoout-of-doors in the open air; outside
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the world outside or far away from human habitation

    the great outdoors

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of outdoors1

1810–20; earlier out ( of ) doors
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Idioms and Phrases

see big as life (all outdoors) .
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Example Sentences

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The lush motif is carried outdoors to the deck off of the kitchen, where the hillside’s palm trees, bougainvillea and citrus provide shade for the dining table and chairs.

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Confronting homelessness is expensive, Bass said, “but leaving people on the street comes at an enormous human cost,” affecting not just the individuals living outdoors but also the businesses and residents nearby.

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It was the brainchild of Mike Taylor, a manager at the Forestry Commission, now Forestry England, who had a "strong passion" for music and the outdoors.

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The chief executive of Mountain Rescue England and Wales, Mike Park, said that a "wider variety of society" were now enjoying the outdoors.

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Beijing has also issued an alert for forest fires and prohibited people from starting fires outdoors.

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