en plein air

adjective

in the open air, alfresco, outside, outdoors

OriginFrench en plein air →
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Meanings

adjectiveen plein air (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepaintingin the open air, alfresco, outside, outdoors
adverben plein air (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepaintingin the open air, alfresco, outside, outdoors

Origin

  1. Frenchen plein air
  2. Englishen plein air

Borrowed from French en plein air.

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