outdoor

adjective

ˈau̇t-ˌdȯr How to pronounce outdoor (audio)
variants also outdoors
Definition of outdoornext
as in open-air
of, relating to, or held in the open air an outdoor picnic is always at the mercy of the weather, of course

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Recent Examples of outdoor But the attorney for the Salgado Araujo family said Thursday the substance was salt that outdoor workers mixed with lemon and water to combat the Texas heat. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 July 2026 The camping tents below are tested and approved for outdoor adventures. — Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026 For cigar aficionados, the outdoor Cigar Terrace is the place to puff on a Havana from the bar’s humidor while listening to live jazz band performances in the evenings. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026 Change your clothes after outdoor activities, including gardening and hiking, and put the clothes in the dryer on high heat for about 20 minutes. — Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for outdoor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
  1. open-air
  2. outside
  3. outer
  4. exterior
  5. out-of-door
  6. external
  7. outdoorsy
Adjective
  • Occupying the landmark Carbide and Carbon Building, Chateau Carbide extends the hotel’s Art Deco character to an open-air rooftop overlooking Michigan Avenue and the historic Loop.
    — Taryn White, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Dine on French and Mediterranean specialties at the open-air L’Acajou.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of open-air
Adjective
  • Without substantial outside contributions, the typical 530A account seeded with $1,000 is projected to be worth about $4,000 by the time a child reaches adulthood.
    — Darrick Hamilton, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Meta recently announced plans to launch a cloud business that would rent excess computing capacity to outside customers, which Jim has spent weeks advocating for .
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of outside
Adjective
  • Those outer leaves have the most contact with soil, handling and other surfaces.
    — Olivia LaBorde, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
  • The Port of Helsinki lists tram 6 as the public transit connection from the district, although passengers at the outer cruise berths should expect a 20 minute walk before reaching the stop.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of outer
Adjective
  • Three of the seven projects will go on to receive additional world titles for architecture interior or exterior design later this year, per Prix Versailles.
    — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2026
  • The home comes with multiple configuration options, including its exterior materials and even an XL version that significantly expands living space inside.
    — Adam Williams July 17, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
Definition of exterior
Adjective
  • The reversal, perhaps typical of our time, is that, whereas the Welles broadcast was a program that, heard indoors, thrust people in terror out-of-doors, our drone panic involves an outdoor occurrence that people race inside to make sense of.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • But as rain goes, Friday’s did not seem notably heavy, and no great determination or stout umbrella seemed needed to defy the drops and venture into the out-of-doors.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
Definition of out-of-door
Adjective
  • The club hired an external specialist at the end of last season on a trial basis to help analyse account login data and fans’ behaviour online to try to tackle the issues.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • When your body works against an external weight—free weights, resistance bands, or even your own body weight—your muscles experience stress and microscopic damage.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 21 July 2026
Definition of external
Adjective
  • For outdoorsy types, climbing, hiking, river rafting, and swimming opportunities abound.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
  • Her Son’s Comment Says It All The comments section was full of love for Anderson, who is quite outdoorsy.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of outdoorsy

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