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out-of-doors

out-of-door
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [out uhv, ov dawr, dohr]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv dɔr, doʊr/
    • /ˈaʊt əv dɔːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov dawr, dohr]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv dɔr, doʊr/

Definitions of out-of-doors word

  • adjective out-of-doors Also, out-of-door. outdoor. 1
  • noun out-of-doors (used with a singular verb) outdoors. 1

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Origin of out-of-doors

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Out-of-doors

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

out-of-doors popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for out-of-doors

adj out-of-doors

  • airy — If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
  • drafty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.

adv out-of-doors

  • alfresco — An alfresco activity, especially a meal, is one that takes place in the open air.
  • hilltop — the top or summit of a hill.

noun out-of-doors

  • green earth — a pigment used in painting consisting mainly of iron silicate, characterized chiefly by its variable grayish-green hue, lack of tinting strength, and permanence.
  • open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.

adverb out-of-doors

  • casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • gardenAlexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
  • healthful — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
  • informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.

adjective out-of-doors

  • draughty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
  • fluttering — Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
  • outdoor — Also, outdoors. characteristic of, located, occurring, or belonging outdoors: an outdoor barbecue; outdoor sports.

Antonyms for out-of-doors

noun out-of-doors

  • indoors — in or into a house or building: We stayed indoors during the storm.

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