adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/aʊtˈdɔː/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:AW1 T D AO2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Pertaining to charity administered or received away from, or independently from, a workhouse or other institution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To publicly display a child after it has been named
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
outdoor education is the area of teacher training concerned with training for outdoor activities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English door English outdoor From out- + door.
Across languages
Translations
81 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
բացօթյա
(bacʻōtʻya)
— situated in the open air
Armenian:
բացօդյա
(bacʻōdya)
— situated in the open air
Asturian:
albentestate
— situated in the open air
Bulgarian:
външен
(vǎnšen)
— situated in the open air
Bulgarian:
на открито
(na otkrito)
— situated in the open air
Catalan:
a l'aire lliure
— situated in the open air
Chinese Cantonese:
露天
(lou6 tin1)
— situated in the open air
Chinese:
天露
(thin-lō͘)
— situated in the open air
Chinese:
露天
(lō͘-thin)
— situated in the open air
Chinese Mandarin:
戶外的 /户外的
(hùwài de)
— situated in the open air
Chinese Mandarin:
室外的
(shìwài de)
— situated in the open air
Chinese Mandarin:
露天
(lùtiān)
— situated in the open air
Czech:
venkovní
— situated in the open air
Czech:
outdoorový
— situated in the open air
Dutch:
buiten-
— situated in the open air
Esperanto:
eksterdoma
— situated in the open air
Esperanto:
subĉiela
— situated in the open air
Finnish:
ulko-
— situated in the open air
Finnish:
ulkoilma-
— situated in the open air
French:
de plein air
— situated in the open air
French:
d’extérieur
— situated in the open air
French:
en plein air
— situated in the open air
French:
découvert
— situated in the open air
Galician:
ao ar libre
— situated in the open air
Galician:
ao aire libre
— situated in the open air
German:
Außen-
— situated in the open air
German:
außerhalb des Hauses
— situated in the open air
German:
im Freien
— situated in the open air
German:
Freiluft-
— situated in the open air
Greek:
υπαίθριος
(ypaíthrios)
— situated in the open air
Ancient Greek:
ὑπαίθριος
(hupaíthrios)
— situated in the open air
Ancient Greek:
ὕπαιθρος
(húpaithros)
— situated in the open air
Hungarian:
szabadtéri
— situated in the open air
Hungarian:
kültéri
— situated in the open air
Hungarian:
kinti
— situated in the open air
Hungarian:
nyitott
— situated in the open air
Hungarian:
szabad ég alatti
— situated in the open air
Hungarian:
szabadban lévő/történő
— situated in the open air
Hungarian:
(“opencast”) külszíni
— situated in the open air
Hungarian:
a szabadban való/történő/fogyasztott
— situated in the open air
Icelandic:
útivistar-
— situated in the open air
Indonesian:
di luar ruangan
— situated in the open air
Indonesian:
di luar rumah
— situated in the open air
Indonesian:
di tempat terbuka
— situated in the open air
Italian:
a cielo aperto
— situated in the open air
Italian:
all'aperto
— situated in the open air
Italian:
fuori
— situated in the open air
Italian:
all'aria aperta
— situated in the open air
Japanese:
屋外の
(okugai no)
— situated in the open air
Japanese:
室外の
(shitsugai no)
— situated in the open air
Japanese:
戸外の
(kogai no)
— situated in the open air
Japanese:
青空
(aozora)
— situated in the open air
Japanese:
屋外
(okugai)
— situated in the open air
Japanese:
露天
(roten)
— situated in the open air
Korean:
노천
(nocheon)
— situated in the open air
Korean:
로천
(rocheon)
— situated in the open air
Korean:
한데
(hande)
— situated in the open air
Maltese:
fil-beraħ
— situated in the open air
Māori:
o waho whare
— situated in the open air
Māori:
tūwaho
— situated in the open air
Norwegian Bokmål:
utendørs
— situated in the open air
Norwegian Bokmål:
utadørs
— situated in the open air
Norwegian Bokmål:
frilufts-
— situated in the open air
Norwegian Nynorsk:
utandørs
— situated in the open air
Norwegian Nynorsk:
frilufts-
— situated in the open air
Portuguese:
ao ar livre
— situated in the open air
Portuguese:
a céu aberto
— situated in the open air
Russian:
нару́жный
(narúžnyj)
— situated in the open air
Russian:
вне́шний
(vnéšnij)
— situated in the open air
Russian:
на откры́том во́здухе
(na otkrýtom vózduxe)
— situated in the open air
Russian:
под откры́тым не́бом
(pod otkrýtym nébom)
— situated in the open air
Spanish:
al aire libre
— situated in the open air
Spanish:
al fresco
— situated in the open air
Spanish:
outdoor
— situated in the open air
Spanish:
de exteriores
— situated in the open air
Spanish:
para exteriores
— situated in the open air