outdoors

adverb

1. out of doors; in the open air: He’s happiest when he’s outdoors.

noun

2. (used with a singular verb) the world outside of or away from houses; open air: Our whole family likes the outdoors.

adjective

3. outdoor.

adverb

1. Also: out-of-doors in the open air; outside

noun

2. the world outside or far away from human habitationthe great outdoors

adv.1817, from outdoor + adverbial genitive. As a noun, “open spaces,” recorded from 1857. see big as life (all outdoors).