Meanings
outdoors1
alternative dated out of doors
- not comparableNot inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.
They went outdoors to light up their cigarettes.
Synonyms: alfresco, withoutdoors
- uncountableoften preceded by theThe environment outside of enclosed structures.
He won't leave his house: he's afraid of the outdoors.
Antonyms: indoors
- uncountableoften preceded by theThe natural environment in the open air, countryside away from cities and buildings.
She loves the outdoors, for its freedom and fresh air.
Synonyms: great outdoors, God's country
outdoors2
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of outdoor
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbNot inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.
nounThe environment outside of enclosed structures.
nounThe natural environment in the open air, countryside away from cities and buildings.
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Origin
outdoors · adverb, noun
From out + doors (plural of door), probably as a shortening of out of doors. Alternatively, from outdoor (adjective) + -s (adverbial genitive suffix).
Full word history & related roots →outdoors · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans buitenshuis
- buitenshuisin the open air
Bulgarian навън, на открито
- навън (navăn)in the open air
- на открито (na otkrito)in the open air
Catalan a l'aire lliure
- a l'aire lliurein the open air
Chinese Mandarin 戶外 /户外, 室外
- 戶外 /户外 (hùwài)in the open air
- 室外 (shìwài)in the open air
Czech příroda
- přírodacountryside away from cities
Danish udendørs
- udendørsin the open air
Finnish ulos, ulkona
- ulosin the open air
- ulkonain the open air
- ulkoilmassain the open air
- luontoenvironment outside of enclosed structures
- ulkoilmaelämäenvironment outside of enclosed structures
French à l'extérieur, dehors
- à l'extérieurin the open air
- dehorsin the open air
- en plein airin the open air
- dehorsenvironment outside of enclosed structures
German im Freien, draußen
- im Freienin the open air
- draußenin the open air
- an der frischen Luftin the open air
Greek εξωτερικός χώρος, έξω
- εξωτερικός χώρος (exoterikós chóros)in the open air
- έξω (éxo)in the open air
Hungarian kint, a szabadban
- kintin the open air
- a szabadbanin the open air
Icelandic úti, utandyra
- útiin the open air
- utandyrain the open air
- utanhússin the open air
- undir berum himniin the open air
Irish lasmuigh
- lasmuighin the open air
Italian all'aperto, all'aria aperta
- all'apertoin the open air
- all'aria apertain the open air
- fuoriin the open air
Japanese 室外で, 屋外で
- 室外で (shitsugai de)in the open air
- 屋外で (okugai de)in the open air
Latin forīs, forās
- forīsin the open air
- forāsin the open air
Māori o waho
- o wahoin the open air
Norwegian utendørs
- utendørsin the open air
Norwegian Bokmål utadørs
- utadørsin the open air
Polish na zewnątrz, na dworze
- na zewnątrzin the open air
- na dworzein the open air
- dwórenvironment outside of enclosed structures
- przyrodacountryside away from cities
- naturacountryside away from cities
Portuguese ao ar livre, a céu aberto
- ao ar livrein the open air
- a céu abertoin the open air
Russian снару́жи
- снару́жи (snarúži)in the open air
Spanish al aire libre, a la intemperie
- al aire librein the open air
- a la intemperiein the open air
- al frescoin the open air
- aire libreenvironment outside of enclosed structures
- intemperieenvironment outside of enclosed structures
Swedish utomhus
- utomhusin the open air
Thai ข้างนอก
- ข้างนอก (kâang-nɔ̂ɔk)environment outside of enclosed structures
Ukrainian надво́рі
- надво́рі (nadvóri)in the open air
Yiddish דרויסן
- דרויסן (droysn)in the open air
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with outdoors
All rhymes →Cite this entry
outdoors. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdoors
“outdoors.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdoors. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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