outdoor en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /aʊtˈdɔː/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *durz Proto-West Germanic *dur Old English duru Middle English dore English door English outdoor From out- + door.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come cleanly away,[…].
1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to charity administered or received away from, or independently from, a workhouse or other institution.
Believing social policy should be directed by experts to bring about the greatest happiness of the greatest number, Benthamites judged the old Poor Law outdoor relief system a recipe for waste and idleness.
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 395:
Antonyms
Deriveds
outdoorish · outdoor relief · outdoorness · outdoor voice · outdoor centre · outdoor education · outdoor play · outdoor officer · outdoorwear
Descendants
outdoor · Outdoor · アウトドア · outdoor
Relateds
Synonyms
alfresco · out-of-door · open-air · outside
Translations (81)
gl ao ar libre (situated in the open air) · nn utandørs (situated in the open air) · es al aire libre (situated in the open air) · hu szabadban lévő/történő (situated in the open air) · nb frilufts- (situated in the open air) · hu nyitott (situated in the open air) · ja 室外の (situated in the open air) · nan-hbl 天露 (situated in the open air) · eo subĉiela (situated in the open air) · es de exteriores (situated in the open air) · fi ulkoilma- (situated in the open air) · ko 로천 (situated in the open air) · yue 露天 (situated in the open air) · ru под откры́тым не́бом (situated in the open air) · ru вне́шний (situated in the open air) · fr de plein air (situated in the open air) · nn frilufts- (situated in the open air) · grc ὑπαίθριος (situated in the open air) · nl buiten- (situated in the open air) · ast albentestate (situated in the open air) · gl ao aire libre (situated in the open air) · hy բացօթյա (situated in the open air) · nb utadørs (situated in the open air) · cmn 露天 (situated in the open air) · hu kinti (situated in the open air) · id di luar ruangan (situated in the open air) · it fuori (situated in the open air) · it a cielo aperto (situated in the open air) · hu a szabadban való/történő/fogyasztott (situated in the open air) · cmn 室外的 (situated in the open air) · fr d’extérieur (situated in the open air) · sv ute (situated in the open air) · el υπαίθριος (situated in the open air) · fr découvert (situated in the open air) · it all'aperto (situated in the open air) · ko 한데 (situated in the open air) · id di luar rumah (situated in the open air) · hu szabadtéri (situated in the open air) · cmn 戶外的 /户外的 (situated in the open air) · es al fresco (situated in the open air) · ca a l'aire lliure (situated in the open air) · id di tempat terbuka (situated in the open air) · eo eksterdoma (situated in the open air) · ja 戸外の (situated in the open air) · mi o waho whare (situated in the open air) · ko 노천 (situated in the open air) · grc ὕπαιθρος (situated in the open air) · pt ao ar livre (situated in the open air) · de Außen- (situated in the open air) · sv frilufts- (situated in the open air) · es de calle (situated in the open air) · ru нару́жный (situated in the open air) · es outdoor (situated in the open air) · hu kültéri (situated in the open air) · hy բացօդյա (situated in the open air) · de Freiluft- (situated in the open air) · bg на открито (situated in the open air) · ja 屋外の (situated in the open air) · de im Freien (situated in the open air) · cs outdoorový (situated in the open air) · ja 露天 (situated in the open air) · es de rúe (situated in the open air) · ru на откры́том во́здухе (situated in the open air) · hu (“opencast”) külszíni (situated in the open air) · ja 青空 (situated in the open air) · it all'aria aperta (situated in the open air) · sv utomhus (situated in the open air) · de außerhalb des Hauses (situated in the open air) · es para exteriores (situated in the open air) · nan-hbl 露天 (situated in the open air) · pt a céu aberto (situated in the open air) · fi ulko- (situated in the open air) · cs venkovní (situated in the open air) · is útivistar- (situated in the open air) · fr en plein air (situated in the open air) · bg външен (situated in the open air) · nb utendørs (situated in the open air) · hu szabad ég alatti (situated in the open air) · ja 屋外 (situated in the open air) · mt fil-beraħ (situated in the open air) · mi tūwaho (situated in the open air)