alfresco

A1L1F4R1E1S1C3O1
US/ælˈfɹɛs.koʊ/

adjective

Outdoor, open to the atmosphere.

“The walking district features many alfresco cafés.”

Similar
open-airoutdoorout-of-dooroutsideoutdoorsout of doors
OriginItalian al fresco →
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Meanings

adjectivealfresco (not comparable)

alternative adverb especially al fresco · alternative adjective al-fresco

  1. not comparableOutdoor, open to the atmosphere.

    The walking district features many alfresco cafés.

adverbalfresco (not comparable)

alternative adverb especially al fresco · alternative adjective al-fresco

  1. not comparableOutdoors; in fresh air.

    As it was a sunny afternoon, we decided to dine alfresco on the patio.

    1 more example

    We sat alfresco on the edge of a “square,” in reality a pond of cobbly mud with a plinth plonked in its navel […]

    2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN
  2. not comparableartOnto fresh plaster that is still moist.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivein the open air

Similar
open-airoutdoorout-of-dooroutside

adverboutside a building

Similar
outsideoutdoorsout of doors
Also see
open-airoutdooroutdoorsout-of-dooroutside

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianal fresco
  2. Englishalfresco

From Italian al fresco. Compare Spanish al fresco.

More words from Italian

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Floresca
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Chicago

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