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outdoor

outdoor

179 1.0
Used or done outside rather than inside a building
  • adjective
  • /ˈaʊtˌdɔr/
: 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

outside
vsoutdoor
53 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
46 3.4

For use on the outside of a building

applies instead to activities or things used in the open air
open-air
vsoutdoor
18 2.1

Taking place outside and not under a roof

describes activities or places not inside a building
out-of-door
vsoutdoor
  • Archaic
1 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
105 1.0

Inside a building rather than outside

Compounds

outdoor concert
4 3.0

A music event held outside in a park or square

outdoor sport
3 1.9

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

outdoor game
1 2.1

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

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 project
1 2.8

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

outdoor woman
1 3.4

A woman who enjoys outdoor activities like hiking or camping

outdoor man
1 3.3

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

How Outside

outermost
7 4.1
outdoor
179 1.0
exterior
46 3.4
indoor
105 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.