outdoors

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aʊtˈdɔː(ɹ)z/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)z

Etymology 1

From outdoor (adjective) +‎ -s (adverbial genitive suffix),[1] earlier out (of) doors.[2]

Adverb

outdoors (not comparable)

  1. Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.
    Synonyms: alfresco, (archaic) withoutdoors
    They went outdoors to light up their cigarettes.
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Noun

outdoors (uncountable)

  1. (often preceded by "the") The environment outside of enclosed structures.
  2. (often preceded by "the") The natural environment in the open air, countryside away from cities and buildings.
    She loves the outdoors.
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Etymology 2

From outdoor (verb) +‎ -s (third-person suffix).

Verb

outdoors

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outdoor

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “outdoors (adv.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. “outdoors”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

outdoors m

  1. plural of outdoor
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