Definition of outdoors
(Entry 1 of 2)
: outside a building : in or into the open air
outdoors
noun, plural in form but singular in constructionDefinition of outdoors (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a place or location away from the confines of a building
2
: the world away from human habitations
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The first known use of outdoors was circa 1729
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