OUTDOORS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outdoors mean? 

• OUTDOORS (noun)
  The noun OUTDOORS has 1 sense:

1. where the air is unconfined

  Familiarity information: OUTDOORS used as a noun is very rare.

• OUTDOORS (adverb)
  The adverb OUTDOORS has 1 sense:

1. outside a building

  Familiarity information: OUTDOORS used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTDOORS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Where the air is unconfined

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

open; open air; out-of-doors; outdoors

Context example:

camping in the open

Hypernyms ("outdoors" is a kind of...):

exterior; outside (the region that is outside of something)

Derivation:

outdoorsy (characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life)

• OUTDOORS (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Outside a building

Synonyms:

alfresco; out of doors; outdoors; outside

Context example:

in summer we play outside

Antonym:

indoors (within a building)

 Context examples 

Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Walking: are you able to walk outdoors on flat ground?

(HAQ-DI - Able to Walk Outdoors On Flat Ground, NCI Thesaurus)

Common health problems include: • Mental health problems • Substance abuse problems • Bronchitis and pneumonia • Problems caused by being outdoors • Wound and skin infections

(Homeless Health Concerns, NIH)

You will love being outdoors in the fresh air and being active.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Researchers also noted how much water and caffeine the students consumed, and how long they spent outdoors each day.

(Hot Dorm Rooms Could Affect Students' Memory, Sadie Witkowski/VOA)

In contrast, wind can increase ventilation rates by as much as 40% above that which is driven by a temperature difference between a room and the outdoors.

(Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally, University of Cambridge)

We usually think of air pollution as being outdoors, but the air in your house or office could also be polluted.

(Indoor Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency)

Molds are fungi that can be found both outdoors and indoors.

(Molds, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car, or walking across the street.

(Injuries, NIH)

The fungus is very common in both indoors and outdoors.

(Aspergillosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

For the third part of the experiment, the researchers grew the grafted and original plants outdoors in one normal field and one with salt and irrigation problems.

(Grafting helps pepper plants deal with drought, SciDev.Net)