in or into the open; outside a building or shelter
- any area or place outside a building or shelter
- countryside, forests, etc. where there are few or no houses: usually with the
outdoors
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outdoors
also out-of-doors
adverb
In or into the open; outside: walking outdoors for fresh air.
noun
- The open air.
- An area away from human settlements.
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Adverb
(not comparable)
Noun
(uncountable)
- (often preceded by "the") The environment outside of enclosed structures; the natural environment in the open air.
- She loves the outdoors.
Antonyms
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