- Also: out-of-doors in the open air; outside
- the world outside or far away from human habitation
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
out•doors /ˌaʊtˈdɔrz/USA pronunciation
adv.
n. [uncountable;
used with a singular verb;
usually: the + ~]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- outside;
in the open air:They stood outdoors in the rain.
n. [uncountable;
used with a singular verb;
usually: the + ~]
- the world outside of or away from houses;
open air:to live in the outdoors.
out•doors
(out′dôrz′, -dōrz′),USA pronunciation adv.
n.
adj.
- out of doors;
in the open air:He's happiest when he's outdoors.
n.
- (used with a sing. v.) the world outside of or away from houses;
open air:Our whole family likes the outdoors.
adj.
- outdoor.
- earlier out (of ) doors 1810–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
outdoors /ˌaʊtˈdɔːz/ adv
'outdoors' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fête
- open air
- out-of-doors
- sleeping bag
- aubade
- billboard
- blazer
- block
- Brazilian plume
- brown recluse spider
- business
- camp
- camp stove
- chuck wagon
- cook
- cookout
- curfew
- flea market
- fry
- geta
- ghetto blaster
- hat
- housebreak
- indoor-outdoor
- lap robe
- luau
- netball
- open
- out
- outdoor
- outdoorsman
- outdoorswoman
- outdoorsy
- outerwear
- place
- plein air
- rolling kitchen
- tabard
- track and field
- track shoe
- walkout
- yard
- shawl
- sleep
- sleep-out
- stadium jacket
- stations of the cross