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out-of-doors

[ out-uh v-dawrz, -dohrz ]

/ ˈaʊt əvˈdɔrz, -ˈdoʊrz /

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adjective

Also out-of-door. outdoor.

noun

(used with a singular verb) outdoors.

Origin of out-of-doors

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby out-of-doors

out-of-body experience, out-of-bounds, out-of-court, out-of-date, out-of-door, out-of-doors, out-of-pocket, out-of-print, out-of-round, out-of-sight, out-of-state

Example sentences from the Web for out-of-doors

The delights of out-of-doors exist as certainly one way as another.

The Auto Boys' Quest |James A Braden
Yet it was wonderfully strange how I felt as soon as I got out-of-doors.

The Story of Scraggles |George Wharton James
There is a truthfulness of appearance—an out-of-doors feeling—about his work that is quite captivating.

A Text-Book of the History of Painting |John C. Van Dyke
I like Florida very much, for I can be out-of-doors from morning until night, and I have such good times playing in the sand.

Harper's Young People, March 29, 1881 |Various

What I mean is, it will be out-of-doors and I need that a good deal; and it will be with you, which I need more.

August First |Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews and Roy Irving Murray

British Dictionary definitions for out-of-doors

out-of-doors

adverb, adjective

(postpositive) in the open air; outside Also: outdoors