Meanings
- not comparableSituated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.First known use 18th c.
A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come cleanly away,[…].
1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLCSynonyms: alfresco, open-air, out-of-door, outside · Antonyms: indoor, inside
- not comparablePertaining to charity administered or received away from, or independently from, a workhouse or other institution.First known use 19th c.
Believing social policy should be directed by experts to bring about the greatest happiness of the greatest number, Benthamites judged the old Poor Law outdoor relief system a recipe for waste and idleness.
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 395
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSituated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivelocated, suited for, or taking place in the open air
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt-
- Old Englishūt-
- Middle Englishut-
- Englishout-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Germanic*durz
- Proto-West Germanic*dur
- Old Englishduru
- Middle Englishdore
- Englishdoor
- Englishoutdoor
Translations
Ancient Greek ὑπαίθριος, ὕπαιθρος
- ὑπαίθριος (hupaíthrios)situated in the open air
- ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros)situated in the open air
Bulgarian външен, на открито
- външен (vănšen)situated in the open air
- на открито (na otkrito)situated in the open air
Catalan a l'aire lliure
- a l'aire lliuresituated in the open air
Chinese Cantonese 露天
- 露天 (lou⁶ tin¹)situated in the open air
Chinese Mandarin 戶外的 /户外的, 室外的
- 戶外的 /户外的 (hùwài de)situated in the open air
- 室外的 (shìwài de)situated in the open air
- 露天 (lùtiān)situated in the open air
Czech venkovní, outdoorový
- venkovnísituated in the open air
- outdoorovýsituated in the open air
Dutch buiten-
- buiten-situated in the open air
Esperanto eksterdoma, subĉiela
- eksterdomasituated in the open air
- subĉielasituated in the open air
Finnish ulko-, ulkoilma-
- ulko-situated in the open air
- ulkoilma-situated in the open air
French de plein air, d’extérieur
- de plein airsituated in the open air
- d’extérieursituated in the open air
- en plein airsituated in the open air
- découvertsituated in the open air
German Außen-, außerhalb des Hauses
- Außen-situated in the open air
- außerhalb des Hausessituated in the open air
- im Freiensituated in the open air
- Freiluft-situated in the open air
Greek υπαίθριος
- υπαίθριος (ypaíthrios)situated in the open air
Hungarian szabadtéri, kültéri
- szabadtérisituated in the open air
- kültérisituated in the open air
- kintisituated in the open air
- nyitottsituated in the open air
- szabad ég alattisituated in the open air
- szabadban lévő/történősituated in the open air
- (“opencast”) külszínisituated in the open air
- a szabadban való/történő/fogyasztottsituated in the open air
Icelandic útivistar-
- útivistar-situated in the open air
Indonesian di luar ruangan, di luar rumah
- di luar ruangansituated in the open air
- di luar rumahsituated in the open air
- di tempat terbukasituated in the open air
Italian a cielo aperto, all'aperto
- a cielo apertosituated in the open air
- all'apertosituated in the open air
- fuorisituated in the open air
- all'aria apertasituated in the open air
Japanese 屋外の, 室外の
- 屋外の (okugai no)situated in the open air
- 室外の (shitsugai no)situated in the open air
- 戸外の (kogai no)situated in the open air
- 青空 (aozora)situated in the open air
- 屋外 (okugai)situated in the open air
- 露天 (roten)situated in the open air
Korean 노천, 로천
- 노천 (nocheon)situated in the open air
- 로천 (rocheon)situated in the open air
- 한데 (hande)situated in the open air
Māori o waho whare, tūwaho
- o waho wharesituated in the open air
- tūwahosituated in the open air
Norwegian Bokmål utendørs, utadørs
- utendørssituated in the open air
- utadørssituated in the open air
- frilufts-situated in the open air
Portuguese ao ar livre, a céu aberto
- ao ar livresituated in the open air
- a céu abertosituated in the open air
Russian нару́жный, вне́шний
- нару́жный (narúžnyj)situated in the open air
- вне́шний (vnéšnij)situated in the open air
- на откры́том во́здухе (na otkrýtom vózduxe)situated in the open air
- под откры́тым не́бом (pod otkrýtym nébom)situated in the open air
Spanish al aire libre, al fresco
- al aire libresituated in the open air
- al frescosituated in the open air
- outdoorsituated in the open air
- de exterioressituated in the open air
- para exterioressituated in the open air
- de callesituated in the open air
- de rúesituated in the open air
Swedish utomhus, ute
- utomhussituated in the open air
- utesituated in the open air
- frilufts-situated in the open air
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with outdoor
Cite this entry
outdoor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdoor
“outdoor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdoor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outdoor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdoor.
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