adverb / noun
outdoors
Outside buildings, or the open air and natural surroundings.
We eat lunch outdoors whenever the weather is warm.
Etymology
The word compresses the expression out of doors. It identifies the open air beyond buildings and, as a noun, the natural world experienced there.
More examples
- The kids play outdoors after school.
- She loves the outdoors and hikes every weekend.
- Let the paint dry outdoors.
Forms
outdoor adjective — Located or taking place outside buildings.
Similar words
- outside
- Emphasizes being beyond a building rather than in natural surroundings.
- alfresco
- Usually describes eating or dining in the open air.