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outdoor

outdoor

192 1.0
Used or done outside rather than inside a building
  • adjective
  • /ˈaʊtˌdɔr/
translation icon : al aire libre
  • The air was still warm; the outdoor tables were all but empty.
  • outdoor activities
  • indoor and outdoor
  • outdoor sports

Have you thought about doing any outdoor venues for shows?

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Examples

  • I walk to the snack bar and sit on one of the outdoor benches.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Mother and Daddy are seated at an outdoor table about to have coffee.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • So this year is our outdoor living area.

  • This was new last year, so we got this outdoor kitchen.

  • You know how she loves this outdoor stuff.

    Wrong Turn (2003)

  • Kids love that outdoor kind of stuff.

    Kindergarten Cop (1990)

  • So I will be making those outdoor videos very soon.

    Profound Pondering

  • Here, we have some kind of outdoor theater.

    A Town Full of Ghosts (2022)

  • Have you thought about doing any outdoor venues for shows?

    Theo Von

  • The family enjoyed a picnic in the outdoor park on a sunny day.

Synonyms

open-air
vsoutdoor
11 2.1

Taking place outside and not under a roof

describes activities or places not inside a building
outside
vsoutdoor
11 1.0

Made for or used in the open air

focuses on things used for activities in the open air rather than indoors
exterior
vsoutdoor
4 3.4

For use on the outside of a building

applies instead to activities or things used in the open air
out-of-door
vsoutdoor
  • Archaic
6.2

Happening outside in the open air rather than inside

is about things happening or used in the open air rather than indoors

Antonyms

indoor
93 1.0

Inside a building rather than outside

Compounds

outdoor concert
3 3.0

A music event held outside in a park or square

outdoor sport
2 1.9

An activity done outside that uses the body and has rules, like hiking or football

outdoor stage
1 2.7

A raised platform outside for performances and speeches

outdoor dining
1 1.8

Eating a meal outside at a restaurant or café

outdoor plans
1 1.6

Activities that happen outside, like a picnic

outdoor game
1 2.1

A game played outside that involves active play, like soccer or hide-and-seek

outdoor man
3.3

A man who enjoys being outside doing things like hiking or fishing

outdoor project
2.8

A task that you do outside, often about building or gardening

outdoor woman
3.4

A woman who enjoys outdoor activities like hiking or camping

How Outside

outermost
8 4.1
outdoor
192 1.0
exterior
4 3.4
indoor
93 1.0

Surface Forms

outdoor positive

Morphology

outdoor = door (transparent) = out + door

A straightforward compound of 'out' + 'door' meaning relating to the outside; the meaning is directly inferable from its parts. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word outdoor comes from the simple parts out- ('outside') and door ('door'), so it originally meant 'outside the door'. Imagine stepping through a door into the open air — that image helps remember that outdoor describes things or activities that happen 'outside', not inside.