See Also: outdoors(dictionary)
outdoors 1, adverb(dictionary)
outdoors 2, noun(dictionary)

outdoors (iou)



outdoors adverb & noun. E19.
[from OUT preposition + DOOR + -S1.]
A. adverb. Out of doors; in or into the open air. E19.
b. noun. = OUT-OF-DOORS noun. M19.
Phrases & comb. (of adverb & noun): all outdoors US colloq. the whole world, everybody. outdoorsman a person who likes outdoor activities. the great outdoors: see GREAT adjective.
outdoorsy adjective associated with or characteristic of the outdoors; fond of an outdoor life: E20.