Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outdoor

/aʊtˈdɔː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: out-door
IPA: /aʊtˈdɔː/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.

adj

Pertaining to charity administered or received away from, or independently from, a workhouse or other institution.

verb

To publicly display a child after it has been named

Example Sentences

"A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come cleanly away,[…]."
"Believing social policy should be directed by experts to bring about the greatest happiness of the greatest number, Benthamites judged the old Poor Law outdoor relief system a recipe for waste and idleness."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *durz Proto-West Germanic *dur Old English duru Middle English dore English door English outdoor From out- + door.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /aʊtˈdɔː/

Inflected Forms

outdoors (present, singular) outdooring (participle, present) outdoored (participle, past) outdoored (past)

Derived Forms

outdoorish outdoorness outdoorwear

Phrases

outdoor centre outdoor education outdoor officer outdoor play outdoor relief outdoor voice

Frequently Paired Words

outdoors

Synonyms

alfresco open-air out-of-door outside

Antonyms

indoor inside

Rhymes With

for or your more before any more you're sure four war man-of-war poor

Questions

How do you pronounce outdoor?: The recorded pronunciation is /aʊtˈdɔː/.
What does outdoor mean?: Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
Where does outdoor come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *durz Proto-West Germanic *dur Old English duru Middle English dore English door English outdoor From out- + door.

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