adv · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈdɔːz/
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General-American:/ɪnˈdɔɹz/
rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)z
CMU ARPABET:IH1 N D AO2 R Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Inside, into, or within a building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
We stayed indoors to avoid the brutal heat.
We went indoors when it started to rain.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The interior of a building; the space inside buildings generally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I prefer the indoors to the outdoors.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
within a building
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
in winter we play inside
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inside
Antonyms: outdoors
History
Etymology
From in + doors, originally two words, representing earlier within doors.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
binnenshuis
— in or into a building
Albanian:
brënda
— in or into a building
Bulgarian:
вътре
(vǎtre)
— in or into a building
Bulgarian:
на закрито
(na zakrito)
— in or into a building
Catalan:
a l'interior
— in or into a building
Chinese Mandarin:
室內 /室内
(shìnèi)
— in or into a building
Danish:
indendørs
— in or into a building
Dutch:
indoor
— in or into a building
Finnish:
sisään
— in or into a building
French:
à l'intérieur
— in or into a building
French:
dedans
— in or into a building
German:
drinnen
— in or into a building
German:
hinein
— in or into a building
German:
herein
— in or into a building
German:
rein
— in or into a building
Icelandic:
inni
— in or into a building
Icelandic:
inn
— in or into a building
Ingrian:
sissee
— in or into a building
Ingrian:
uulitsalt
— in or into a building
Ingrian:
sises
— in or into a building
Irish:
isteach
— in or into a building
Irish:
istigh
— in or into a building
Irish:
laistigh
— in or into a building
Italian:
dentro
— in or into a building
Italian:
al chiuso
— in or into a building
Italian:
all'interno
— in or into a building
Mongolian:
дотор
(dotor)
— in or into a building
Norwegian:
innendørs
— in or into a building
Norwegian:
innomhus
— in or into a building
Norwegian Bokmål:
innadørs
— in or into a building
Norwegian Nynorsk:
innandørs
— in or into a building
Old English:
inne
— in or into a building
Old English:
inn
— in or into a building
Portuguese:
num lugar fechado
— in or into a building
Russian:
в помеще́нии
(v pomeščénii)
— in or into a building